ALL meanings of diabetes
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D d - uncountable noun diabetes Diabetes is a medical condition in which someone has too much sugar in their blood. 4
- noun diabetes any of various disorders, esp diabetes mellitus, characterized by excretion of an abnormally large amount of urine 3
- noun diabetes any of various diseases characterized by an excessive discharge of urine; esp., diabetes mellitus 3
- noun diabetes A metabolic disease in which the body’s inability to produce any or enough insulin causes elevated levels of glucose in the blood. 1
- noun diabetes metabolic disorder 1
- noun diabetes any of several disorders characterized by increased urine production. 1
- noun diabetes Also called diabetes mellitus [mel-i-tuh s, muh-lahy-] /ˈmɛl ɪ təs, məˈlaɪ-/ (Show IPA). a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism, usually occurring in genetically predisposed individuals, characterized by inadequate production or utilization of insulin and resulting in excessive amounts of glucose in the blood and urine, excessive thirst, weight loss, and in some cases progressive destruction of small blood vessels leading to such complications as infections and gangrene of the limbs or blindness. 1
- noun diabetes Also called type 1 diabetes, insulin-dependent diabetes, juvenile diabetes. a severe form of diabetes mellitus in which insulin production by the beta cells of the pancreas is impaired, usually resulting in dependence on externally administered insulin, the onset of the disease typically occurring before the age of 25. 1
- noun diabetes Also called type 2 diabetes, non-insulin-dependent diabetes, adult-onset diabetes, maturity-onset diabetes. a mild, sometimes asymptomatic form of diabetes mellitus characterized by diminished tissue sensitivity to insulin and sometimes by impaired beta cell function, exacerbated by obesity and often treatable by diet and exercise. 1
- noun diabetes Also called diabetes insipidus [in-sip-i-duh s] /ɪnˈsɪp ɪ dəs/ (Show IPA). increased urine production caused by inadequate secretion of vasopressin by the pituary gland. 1
- noun diabetes A group of metabolic diseases whereby a person (or other animal) has high blood sugar due to an inability to produce, or inability to metabolize, sufficient quantities of the hormone insulin. 0
- noun diabetes Diabetes insipidus, a condition characterized by excessive thirst and excretion of large amounts of severely diluted urine. 0