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Word: Diabetes
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: via Latin from Greek, literally ‘siphon’, from diabainein ‘go through’; mellitus is from Latin mellitus ‘sweet’
ˌdʌɪəˈbiːtiːz
a disease in which the body’s ability to produce or respond to the hormone insulin is impaired, resulting in abnormal metabolism of carbohydrates and elevated levels of glucose in the blood.
Short Definition:disease in which the body’s ability to produce or respond to the hormone insulin is impaired
- diabetes mellitus
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