DIABETES MELLITUS


Meaning of DIABETES MELLITUS in English

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■ noun the commonest form of diabetes, caused by a deficiency of the pancreatic hormone insulin, which results in a failure to metabolize sugars and starch.

Origin

C19: from diabetes + L. mellitus 'sweet'.

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