di·a·be·tes
 diabetes
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- pronunciation:
- daI
bi
tis
[or]
daI
bi
tiz
[or]
daI
bi
tihs
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
any of several metabolic diseases affecting the body's use of blood sugars or the intake and excretion of fluids, such as diabetes mellitus, which requires periodic injections of insulin.
Diabetes that develops during adulthood can sometimes be controlled with diet and exercise. |
The word diabetes
contains the following part:
dia-, di-1
Greek
prefix
that means
across, apart, through, throughout
Example words: