diabetes mellitus
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diabetes mellitus
- /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz/
- /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtɪs/
- /ˌməˈlaɪtəs/
- /ˈmɛlɨtəs/
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Learned 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).
noun
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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.
Patients initially may seek medical attention for diabetes mellitus, which becomes clinically manifest a few years after the onset of pancreatalgia.
Similar: sugar diabetes
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noun medical disorder
| Español | diabetes mellitus |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 糖尿病 tōnyōbyō |
| 中文 | 糖尿病 tángniàobìng |
| हिन्दी | मधुमेह madhumeh |
| Kiswahili | kisukari, bolisukari |
| Português | diabetes melito |
| Français | diabète, diabète sucré |
| Deutsch | Diabetes, Zuckerkrankheit, Diabetes mellitus |
| Italiano | diabete mellito |
| Ελληνικά | σακχαρώδης διαβήτης sakcharódis diavítis |
| Română | diabet zaharat |
| Русский | са́харный диабе́т sáxarnyj diabét |
| العربية | مرض السكر |
Talk about this word "diabetes mellitus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/diabetes%20mellitus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. diabetes mellitus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/diabetes%20mellitus "diabetes mellitus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/diabetes%20mellitus.Cite this
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title = {diabetes mellitus},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/diabetes%20mellitus},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
