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| di·a·be·tes [ d ə b teez, d ə btiss ] |
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medical disorder producing excessive urine: a medical disorder, especially diabetes mellitus, that causes the body to produce an excessive amount of urine
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| [Mid-16th century. Via Latin< Greek, "passer through, siphon" < diabainein "go through"] |
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