diabetes
Definitions of diabetes
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a polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood; any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessive urination and persistent thirstsynonyms: suiker, suikerziektetypes:suiker, suikerziektediabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria
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diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuriasynonyms: suiker, suikerziektetype of:suiker, suikerziektea 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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