American English pronunciation
How to pronounce diabetes
IPA transcription: [,daɪə'bitiz]
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Noun
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a polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood; any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessive urination and persistent thirst
Usage examples
- My mother has Type Two diabetes.
- My grandmother has Type One diabetes.
- Drinking too much coke can cause diabetes.
- My grandmother has Type One diabetes.
- My mother has Type Two diabetes.
- Drinking too much coke can cause diabetes.
- Drinking too much coke can cause diabetes.
- Drinking too much coke can cause diabetes.
- People with acanthosis nigricans should be screened for diabetes and, although rare, cancer.
- The levels increase in pregnancy, lactation, and diabetes as the villi hypertrophy.