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Definition of Diabetes

1. Noun. A polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood; any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessive urination and persistent thirst.

Definition of Diabetes

1. n. A disease which is attended with a persistent, excessive discharge of urine. Most frequently the urine is not only increased in quantity, but contains saccharine matter, in which case the disease is generally fatal.

Definition of Diabetes

1. a metabolic disorder [n DIABETES]

Medical Definition of Diabetes

1. (Gr. Diabetes a syphon, from dia through + bainein to go) a general term referring to disorders characterised by excessive urine excretion (polyuria), as in diabetes mellitus and diabetes insipidus. When used alone, the term refers to diabetes mellitus. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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