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diabetes
  • n  a polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood; any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessive urination and persistent thirst
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diabetes insipidus
  • n  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
  • n  diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria
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diabetic acidosis
  • n  acidosis with an accumulation of ketone bodies; occurs primarily in diabetes mellitus
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