German word

Diabetes

Pronunciation

IPA/diaˈbeːtɛs/

Meaning

  • masculine noundiabetes

Example

Der Arzt behandelt den Diabetes.

The doctor is treating diabetes.

Illustration for Diabetes (diabetes)

More examples

Frühe Kontrolle reduziert Komplikationen durch Diabetes.

Early management reduces complications caused by diabetes.

Core concept

Blood sugar stays too high because the body's control system does not regulate it normally.

Common phrases

  • insulinabhängiger Diabetes

    insulin-dependent diabetes

  • Komplikationen durch Diabetes

    complications caused by diabetes

  • Diabetes vorbeugen

    prevent diabetes

Similar words

Diabetiker: A person who has diabetes.
Diabetes mellitus: The formal medical term for the disease involving chronically high blood sugar.
Zuckerkrankheit: A casual everyday term for diabetes.
Blutzucker: The amount or level of sugar in the blood.

Definition in German

chronische Krankheit, bei der der Körper den Blutzucker nicht richtig reguliert

Word origin

Greek diabētēs, from diabainein 'to pass through', entered medical Latin as diabetes, referring to the abnormal flow of urine associated with the disease.

Usage tips

  • Diabetes is masculine in German, so the standard article is 'der Diabetes'; the disease name is normally used without a plural.

Opposites

  • Normoglykämienormoglycemianoun

Related words

  • Diabetikerperson with diabetesnoun
  • diabetogendiabetogenicadjective

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