Diabetes

[,daɪə'biːtiːz] or [,daɪə'bitiz]

Definition

(noun.) a polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood; any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessive urination and persistent thirst.

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Definition

(n.) A disease which is attended with a persistent, excessive discharge of urine. Most frequently the urine is not only increased in quantity, but contains saccharine matter, in which case the disease is generally fatal.

Editor: Marilyn

Definition

n. a disease marked by a morbid and excessive discharge of urine.—adjs. Diabet′ic -al.

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