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diabetes

13 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. diabetes (noun)
  2. diabetes insipidus (noun)
  3. diabetes mellitus (noun)
  4. adult-onset diabetes (noun)
  5. bronze diabetes (noun)
  6. insulin-dependent diabetes (noun)
  7. insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (noun)
  8. juvenile diabetes (noun)
  9. juvenile-onset diabetes (noun)
  10. non-insulin-dependent diabetes (noun)
  11. non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (noun)
  12. type 1 diabetes (noun)
  13. type 2 diabetes (noun)

di·a·be·tes

noun \ˌdī-ə-ˈbē-tēz, -ˈbē-təs\

Definition of DIABETES

: any of various abnormal conditions characterized by the secretion and excretion of excessive amounts of urine; especially : diabetes mellitus
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Origin of DIABETES

Latin, from Greek diabētēs diabetes insipidus, from diabainein to walk with the legs apart, cross over
First Known Use: 15th century

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Rhymes with DIABETES

Epictetus

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