DIABETES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does diabetes mean? 

• DIABETES (noun)
  The noun DIABETES has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: DIABETES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DIABETES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("diabetes" is a kind of...):

polygenic disease; polygenic disorder (an inherited disease controlled by several genes at once)

Meronyms (parts of "diabetes"):

polydipsia (excessive thirst (as in cases of diabetes or kidney dysfunction))

polyuria (renal disorder characterized by the production of large volumes of pale dilute urine; often associated with diabetes)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "diabetes"):

diabetes mellitus; DM (diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria)

diabetes insipidus (a rare form of diabetes resulting from a deficiency of vasopressin (the pituitary hormone that regulates the kidneys); characterized by the chronic excretion of large amounts of pale dilute urine which results in dehydration and extreme thirst)

Derivation:

diabetic (suffering from diabetes)

diabetic (of or relating to or causing diabetes)

 Context examples 

An allelic variant of AKT2 is associated with the development of diabetes mellitus type II.

(AKT2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Nonenzymatically glycosylated proteins or lipids which accumulate in vascular tissue during aging and at an accelerated rate in diabetes.

(Advanced Glycation End Product, NCI Thesaurus)

This agent may be used for the treatment of diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

(Aleglitazar, NCI Thesaurus)

A combination of medical conditions that, when present, increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, and diabetes mellitus.

(Metabolic Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

The mission of the Association is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.

(American Diabetes Association, NCI Thesaurus)

Metabolic syndrome is a group of conditions that put you at risk for heart disease and diabetes.

(Metabolic Syndrome, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

A variety of polymorphic forms of the gene are associated with nocturnal asthma, obesity and type 2 diabetes.

(ADRB2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

It’s possible to send diabetes into remission using fairly drastic measures such as intensive weight loss programmes and extreme calorie restriction.

(Type 2 diabetes remission possible with ‘achievable’ weight loss, University of Cambridge)

Obesity is associated with many adverse health effects, including an increased risk of diabetes and heart disease.

(Metabolic Syndrome Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Mutation of the gene is associated with renal tubular dysgenesis and susceptibility to ischemic stroke, microvascular complications of diabetes type 3 and diabetic end-stage renal disease.

(ACE wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)