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DIABETES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood; any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessive urination and persistent thirst
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("diabetes" is a kind of...):
polygenic disease; polygenic disorder (an inherited disease controlled by several genes at once)
Meronyms (parts of "diabetes"):
polydipsia (excessive thirst (as in cases of diabetes or kidney dysfunction))
polyuria (renal disorder characterized by the production of large volumes of pale dilute urine; often associated with diabetes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "diabetes"):
diabetes mellitus; DM (diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria)
diabetes insipidus (a rare form of diabetes resulting from a deficiency of vasopressin (the pituitary hormone that regulates the kidneys); characterized by the chronic excretion of large amounts of pale dilute urine which results in dehydration and extreme thirst)
Derivation:
diabetic (suffering from diabetes)
diabetic (of or relating to or causing diabetes)
Context examples:
A drug that is used to treat type 2 diabetes and is being studied in the prevention of head and neck cancer.
(Actos, NCI Dictionary)
Mutations in the gene are associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
(ADIPOQ wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
The removal by surgery of a limb (arm or leg) or other body part because of injury or disease, such as diabetes or cancer.
(Amputation, NCI Dictionary)
Acquired causes include diabetes, uremia, hepatic disorders, vitamin deficiencies, toxins, and drug toxicities.
(Autonomic Neuropathy, NCI Thesaurus)
The range of endocrinopathies includes hypoparathyroidism, adrenal insufficiency, hypogonadism, type 1 diabetes mellitus and hypothyroidism.
(Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
Mutations in the gene results in autosomal dominant neurohypophyseal diabetes insipidus.
(AVP wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
Patients develop insulin resistance, leading to diabetes mellitus.
(Berardinelli-Seip Congenital Lipodystrophy, NCI Thesaurus)
High birth weight babies are often big because the parents are big, or the mother has diabetes during pregnancy.
(Birth Weight, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
People with AT have an increased risk of developing diabetes and cancers, particularly lymphoma and leukemia.
(Ataxia Telangiectasia, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
It includes checking a person’s nutrition status, and giving the right foods or nutrients to treat conditions such as those caused by diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.
(Medical nutrition therapy, NCI Dictionary)
