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. |
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Parts | polydipsia | excessive thirst (as in cases of diabetes or kidney dysfunction) |
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polyuria | renal disorder characterized by the production of large volumes of pale dilute urine |
Narrower | diabetes insipidus | A rare form of diabetes resulting from a deficiency of vasopressin (the pituitary hormone that regulates the kidneys) |
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diabetes mellitus, DM | diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria |
Broader | polygenic disorder, polygenic disease | An inherited disease controlled by several genes at once |
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Spanish | diabetes |
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Catalan | diabetis |
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Adjectives | diabetic | of or relating to or causing diabetes |
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diabetic | suffering from diabetes |