— prediabetic /pree duy'euh bet"ik, pree'duy-/ , adj. , n.
/pree duy'euh bee"tis, -teez, pree'duy-/ , n. Pathol.
1. a condition in which carbohydrate metabolism is mildly abnormal but other criteria indicating diabetes mellitus are absent.
2. a condition in which the development of diabetes mellitus is expected.
[ 1935-40; PRE- + DIABETES ]