Diabetes
31diabetes — noun /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz/ˌdaɪəˈbiːtɪs a) The inability of the body to produce, or the inability to metabolize, the human hormone insulin. b) Diabetes insipidus, usually a disorder of the pituitary gland, leading to a form of type II diabetes. Syn:… …
32Diabetes — Di|a|be|tes 〈m.; Gen.: ; Pl.: unz.; Med.〉 1. mit starker Wasserausscheidung verbundene Krankheit 2. Diabetes insipidus Erkrankung durch Störung des Zwischenhirns u. der Hirnanhangdrüse, führt zu starker Wasserausscheidung u. großem Durst 3.… …
33Diabetes — Di|a|be|tes der; <aus gr. diabe̅tēs »Harnruhr«, eigtl. »die Beine spreizend«>: a) Harnruhr; b) Kurzform von ↑Diabetes mellitus (Med.); Diabetes insipidus: Wasserharnruhr, übermäßige Harnausscheidung (ohne pathologische Beimengungen); …
34diabetes — [16] Diabetes means literally ‘passing through’; it was originally so named in Greek because one of the symptoms of the disease is excessive discharge of urine. Greek diabétēs was a derivative of diabaínein ‘pass through’, a compound verb formed… …
35diabetes — n. any disorder of metabolism causing excessive thirst and the production of large volumes of urine. Used alone, the term most commonly refers to diabetes mellitus. See also: diabetes insipidus, haemochromatosis (bronze diabetes) Derivatives:… …
36diabetes — [16] Diabetes means literally ‘passing through’; it was originally so named in Greek because one of the symptoms of the disease is excessive discharge of urine. Greek diabétēs was a derivative of diabaínein ‘pass through’, a compound verb formed… …
37diabetes — n. 1 any disorder of the metabolism with excessive thirst and the production of large amounts of urine. 2 (in full diabetes mellitus) the commonest form of diabetes in which sugar and starch are not properly absorbed from the blood, with thirst,… …
38Diabetes UK — the main British support charity for patients with diabetes and workers in the diabetes field …
39diabetes — n. to develop diabetes * * * [ˌdaɪə biːtiːz] to develop diabetes …
40Diabetes — 1. (Med.): Harnruhr. 2. Zuckerkrankheit; (volkstüml.): Zucker; (Med.): Diabetes mellitus. * * * Diabetes,der:1.⇨Zuckerkrankheit–2.D.mellitus:⇨Zuckerkrankheit …
