diabetes

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diabetes

/ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz/ UK
/ˌdaɪəˈbiːtɪs/ UK
/ˌdaɪəˈbitiz/ Canada, US
[ˌdaɪəˈbiɾiz] Canada, US
/ˌdaɪəˈbitɪs/ Canada, US
[ˌdaɪəˈbiɾɪs] Canada, US
/ˌdɑɪəˈbiːtiːz/ Australia
/dajaˈbitis/ Philippines

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From Latin diabētēs (“siphon”), from Ancient Greek διαβήτης (diabḗtēs), from Ancient Greek διαβαίνω (diabaínō, “to pass through”).

noun

uncountable Diabetes mellitus; any of 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. In the UK, one in 10 people over 40 live with type 2 diabetes, while one in four have high blood pressure, a condition described as a “silent killer” because it increases the risk of heart attack and stroke but rarely causes symptoms beforehand.
Similar: diabetes mellitus, DM, diabeetus
humorous, slang, uncountable Any food or beverage with a high amount of sugar. This milkshake is pure diabetes, as my friends and I agreed on as a joke when we first came to Black Tap.
uncountable Diabetes insipidus; any condition characterized by excessive or incontinent urine, now specifically as caused by impaired production of, or response to, the antidiuretic hormone vasopressin. A Sheeps or Goats bladder being burnt, and the ashes given inwardly, helps the Diabetes, or continuall pissing.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: diabetic, arthritis, disease, drunkenness, sugar, illness, care, prevalence, health, condition, dwi, diabetics, diagnosed, insipidus, mellitus, sukkar

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noun A group of metabolic diseases

Español	diabetes, diábetis, diabetis
한국어	당뇨병 dangnyobyeong
日本語	糖尿病 tōnyōbyō
中文	糖尿病 tángniàobìng
हिन्दी	मधुमेह madhumeh
Kiswahili	kisukari
Português	diabetes, diabete
Français	diabète
Deutsch	Diabetes, Zuckerkrankheit, Zucker
Italiano	diabete
Ελληνικά	διαβήτης diavítis, ζάχαρο zácharo
Română	diabet
Русский	диабе́т diabét
Tiếng Việt	đái tháo đường, tiểu đường
العربية	سُكَّرِيّ sukkariyy
עברית	סוכרת, סֻכֶּרֶת sukéret

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"diabetes." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/diabetes. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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diabetes. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/diabetes

Chicago

"diabetes." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/diabetes.

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@misc{diabetes_2026,
  title = {diabetes},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/diabetes},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}