diabetes
Noun
(-)
A group of metabolic diseases whereby a person (or other animal) has high blood sugar due to an inability to produce, or inability to metabolize, sufficient quantities of the hormone insulin.
Diabetes insipidus, a condition characterized by excessive thirst and excretion of large amounts of severely diluted urine.
Synonyms
* (group of metabolic diseases) diabetes mellitus, DM, diabeetus (humorous)
Derived terms
* diabesity
* diabetes mellitus
* diabetes insipidus
Related terms
* diabetic
Hyponyms
* (group of metabolic diseases) IDDM, juvenile diabetes, NIDDM
Anagrams
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hyperglycimia
Not English
Hyperglycimia has no English definition. It may be misspelled.
English words similar to 'hyperglycimia':
hypergraphia,
hypercalciuria,
hyperoxaluria,
hyperkinesia,
hyperesthesia,
hyperaesthesia,
hyperglycemia,
hyperkalemia,
hyperekplexia,
hypercalcemia,
hypercalcaemia,
hyperglycaemia,
hypouricemia,
hypouricaemia,
hyperkalaemia,
hyperestesia,
hyperchloremia,
hyperexplexia,
hypercupraemia,
hypersalaemia,
hyperkaliaemia,
hyperketonemia,
hypercupremia