diabetes mellitus
English
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Etymology
editLearned borrowing from New Latin diabetes mellitus (“diabetes of the sweet type”) (from the fact that in centuries past, physicians sometimes tasted a patient's urine to help diagnose the illness).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz/, /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtɪs/ + IPA(key): /ˌməˈlaɪtəs/, /ˈmɛlɨtəs/ (the first-listed forms of each are the ones more commonly used)
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
editdiabetes mellitus (uncountable)
- A medical disorder commonly called diabetes, characterized by varying or persistent hyperglycemia (high blood sugar levels), especially after eating. It is classified in two types, which are different etiologically but similar in clinical effects: type 1 and type 2.
- Hyponym: gestational diabetes
- Coordinate term: diabetes insipidus
- 2018, Isidor Segal, Digestive Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa: Changes and Challenges, page 98:
- Patients initially may seek medical attention for diabetes mellitus, which becomes clinically manifest a few years after the onset of pancreatalgia.
Related terms
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editmedical disorder
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See also
editSpanish
editNoun
editdiabetes mellitus f (uncountable)
Further reading
edit- “diabetes mellitus”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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