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8 words match “DIABETES”

DIABETES n.
n quantity, but contains saccharine matter, in which case the disease is generally fatal. Diabetes mellitus Etym: [NL., sweet diabetes], that form of diabetes in which the urine contains saccharine matter. -- Diabetes insipidus Etym: [NL., lit., diabetes], the form of diabetes in which the urine contains no abnormal c…
ACETONAEMIA; ACETONEMIA n.
A morbid condition characterized by the presence of acetone in the blood, as in diabetes.
ACETONURIA n.
Excess of acetone in the urine, as in starvation or diabetes.
DIABETIC; DIABETICAL a.
Pertaining to diabetes; as, diabetic or diabetical treatment. Quian. Diabetic sugar. (Chem.) Same as Dextrose.
GLUCOSURIA n.
A condition in which glucose is discharged in the urine; diabetes mellitus.
JAMBOOL; JAMBUL n.
The Java plum; also, a drug obtained from its bark and seeds, used as a remedy for diabetes.
MELLITIC a.
Containing saccharine matter; marked by saccharine secretions; as, mellitic diabetes.
SUGAR n.
ne sugar, sugar made from the sugar cane; sucrose, or an isomeric sugar. See Sucrose. -- Diabetes, or Diabetic, sugar (Med. Chem.), a variety of sugar (probably grape sugar or dextrose) excreted in the urine in diabetes mellitus. -- Fruit sugar. See under Fruit, and Fructose. -- Grape sugar, a sirupy or white crysta…