n.
Pronunciation: ˌ pr ē - ˌ d ī - ə - ' b ē -t ē z, -t ə s
Function: noun
Date: 1935
: an asymptomatic abnormal state that precedes the development of clinically evident diabetes
– pre · di · a · bet · ic \ - ' be-tik \ adjective or noun
n.
Pronunciation: ˌ pr ē - ˌ d ī - ə - ' b ē -t ē z, -t ə s
Function: noun
Date: 1935
: an asymptomatic abnormal state that precedes the development of clinically evident diabetes
– pre · di · a · bet · ic \ - ' be-tik \ adjective or noun
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012