Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Diabetes mellitus.
- noun Diabetes insipidus.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pathology, the name of two different affections, diabetes mellitus, or persistent glucosuria, and diabetes insipidus, or polyuria, both characterized in ordinary cases by an abnormally large discharge of urine.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) Any of several diseases which is attended with a persistent, excessive discharge of urine; when used without qualification, the term usually refers to diabetes mellitus. The most common form is
diabetes mellitus , in which the urine is not only increased in quantity, but contains saccharine matter, and the condition if untreated is generally fatal. - noun that form of diabetes in which the urine contains saccharine matter.
- noun the form of diabetes in which the urine contains no abnormal constituent.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun 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 . - noun
Diabetes insipidus , a condition characterized by excessive thirst and excretion of large amounts of severely diluted urine.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- 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
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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"Bottom line in diabetes is we have to be aggressive early in the disease," Zonszein says.
Rapid lowering of blood sugar not linked to diabetes patients' deaths 2010
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The word diabetes, from the Greek for “passing through,” indicates that the one and only thing diabetes insipidus and diabetes mellitus have in common is excessive discharge of urine.
After the Diagnosis MD Julian Seifter 2010
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Erectile dysfunction in diabetes is due to selective defect in the brain
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Aretaeus is said to have introduced the term diabetes, though there are some indications of previous references to the term.
'Diabetes' as described by Byzantine writers from the fourth to the ninth century 2008
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So you have diabetes and you know that you have to follow a diabetic diet, but maybe you have also heard of the term diabetes mellitus pathophysiology and are wondering what it is supposed to mean to you.
We Blog A Lot 2009
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This gave rise to the name "diabetes," from a Greek word meaning "to pass through."
The Human Brain Asimov, Isaac 1963
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The target fasting level for a person with diabetes is 70 to 130 mg/dl.
57% of diabetics occasionally skip insulin shots on purpose 2010
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I also learned from cardiovascular surgeon, Robert Chilton, that type 2 diabetes is already a cardiovascular disease with all the risk factors for heart attacks and heart disease.
Riva Greenberg: Type 2 Diabetes Is Also Cardiovascular Disease Riva Greenberg 2010
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In general, diabetes is part of the aging process as more people lead sedentary lives and forget to change their diet from one of colas, chips and high-fructose snacks.
Robin Wilson: Diabetes: Put Down that Cola and Pick up Celery! Robin Wilson 2010
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His heroic struggle with diabetes is revelatory and will be inspiring to the audience.
jwjarvis commented on the word diabetes
1560s, from medical L. diabetes, from late Gk. diabetes "excessive discharge of urine" (so named by Aretaeus the Cappadocian, physician of Alexandria, 2c.), lit. "a passer-through, siphon," from diabainein "to pass through," from dia- "through" (see dia-) + bainein "to go" (see come). An old native name for it was pissing evil. In classical Greek, diabainein meant "to stand or walk with the legs apart," and diabetes meant "a drafting compass," from the position of the legs.
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November 19, 2010