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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'.
[ mɪ'lʌɪtəs ]
■ 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'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004