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DIABETIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who has diabetes
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("diabetic" is a kind of...):
diseased person; sick person; sufferer (a person suffering from an illness)
Derivation:
diabetic (suffering from diabetes)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Suffering from diabetes
Classified under:
Similar:
ill; sick (affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function)
Derivation:
diabetes (a polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood; any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessive urination and persistent thirst)
diabetic (someone who has diabetes)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to or causing diabetes
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
diabetes (a polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood; any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessive urination and persistent thirst)
Derivation:
diabetes (a polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood; any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessive urination and persistent thirst)
Context examples:
These conditions usually result from diabetic microvascular injury involving small blood vessels that supply nerves (VASA NERVORUM).
(Diabetic Neuropathy, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Halofenate also decreases fasting plasma glucose in type 2 diabetic patients, but not normoglycemic subjects.
(Halofenate, NCI Thesaurus)
Your doctor will diagnose diabetic neuropathy with a physical exam and nerve tests.
(Diabetic Nerve Problems, NIH)
Some people who have diabetic heart disease have no signs or symptoms of heart disease.
(Diabetic Heart Disease, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
Kidney damage from diabetes is called diabetic nephropathy.
(Diabetic Kidney Problems, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with epithelial ovarian cancer and diabetic nephropathy.
(MIR377 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
This agent may be normally present in very small quantities in urine and blood; larger amounts may be found in the urine and blood of diabetics.
(Acetone, NCI Thesaurus)
The study findings suggest that stimulating antioxidant defences in mice reduces cognitive impairments caused by low blood sugar, which could help to improve the quality of life for diabetic patients.
(Antioxidants May Prevent Cognitive Impairment in Diabetes, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
By applying the protein directly to fractured bones, researchers showed they could improve the healing and strength of bones in diabetics.
(Protein Discovery Could Help Heal Bones in Diabetics, VOA)
Causes include spinal cord injuries, neural tube defects, brain tumors, strokes, and peripheral neuropathies (e.g., AIDS neuropathy and diabetic neuropathy).
(Neurogenic Bladder, NCI Thesaurus)
