| diabetes |
any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessive urination and persistent thirst
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| 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
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| diabetes mellitus |
diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria; "when doctors say `diabetes' they usually mean `diabetes mellitus'"
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| diabetic |
of or relating to or causing diabetes someone who has diabetes suffering from diabetes
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| diabetic acidosis |
ketoacidosis: acidosis with an accumulation of ketone bodies; occurs primarily in diabetes mellitus
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