diabetes mellitus

Noun CEFR B2

ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Españoldiabetes mellitus

Françaisdiabète diabète sucré

DeutschDiabetes Diabetes mellitus Zuckerkrankheit

31 more languages

Afrikaanssuikersiekte

العربيةمرض السكّر

Bosanskiшећер

Češtinacukrovka diabetes

Dansksukkersyge

Ελληνικάδιαβήτης

Suomidiabetes sokeritauti

Gàidhligtinneas an t-siùcair

ગુજરાતીમધુપ્રમેહ

हिन्दीमधुमेह

Hrvatskiшећер

Magyarcukorbetegség

Bahasa Indonesiadiabetes melitus kencing manis penyakit gula

Íslenskasykursýki

Italianodiabete mellito

日本語糖尿病

ქართულიშაქრიანი დიაბეტი

മലയാളംപ്രമേഹം

मराठीमधुमेह

Nederlandssuikerziekte f'

Portuguêsdiabetes melito

Românădiabet zaharat

Русскийса́харный диабе́т

Српскишећер

Kiswahilikisukari

తెలుగుమధుమేహము

Türkçediyabet şeker şeker hastalığı

Українськацукро́вий діабе́т

اردوذیابیطس ذیابیطس شکری شوگر

Examples

“Patients initially may seek ⟳ medical attention for diabetes mellitus, which becomes clinically manifest a few years after the onset of pancreatalgia.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Diabetic diabetic bearded woman syndrome diabetic cheiroarthropathy diabetic crisis diabetic embryopathy diabetic ketoacidosis

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