diabetic

diabetic

See also: diabètic

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /daɪəˈbɛtɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɛtɪk

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Adjective

diabetic (comparative more diabetic, superlative most diabetic)

1. Of or pertaining to diabetes, especially diabetes mellitus.

   diabetic complications

   the diabetic foot

2. Having diabetes, especially diabetes mellitus.

   diabetic patients (patients with diabetes)

   He turned diabetic in his thirties.

3. Suitable for one having diabetes, especially diabetes mellitus.

   diabetic socks

   • 2002, Mabel Cavaiani, The New Diabetic Cookbook, Fifth Edition (page 347)

     I also have learned to slip a couple of my diabetic cookies in my purse […] and take them along with me when we are invited out for afternoon coffee.

Derived terms

• diabetic embryopathy
• diabetic sock

 

Translations

of diabetes

Catalan: diabètic (ca) Finnish: sokeritaudin (fi), sokeritautiin liittyvä French: diabétique (fr) German: Diabetiker- Greek: διαβητικός (el) m (diavitikós) Italian: diabetico Norwegian: Bokmål: diabetisk Nynorsk: diabetisk Portuguese: diabético Romanian: diabetic (ro) Spanish: diabético (es), diabetológico Swedish: diabetisk (sv) Volapük: diabetik

having diabetes

Catalan: diabètic (ca) Finnish: sokeritautinen (fi) French: diabétique (fr) German: zuckerkrank (de) Greek: διαβητικός (el) m (diavitikós) Hebrew: סוכרתי‎ m (sukarti), סוכרתית‎ f (sukartit) Hungarian: cukorbeteg (hu), cukorbajos, diabéteszes Italian: diabetico Norwegian: Bokmål: diabetisk Nynorsk: diabetisk Portuguese: diabético Romanian: diabetic (ro) Spanish: diabético (es) Swedish: diabetisk (sv), sockersjuk (sv) Tagalog: diyabetiko

suitable for one having diabetes mellitus

Dutch: diabetisch (nl) Finnish: diabeetikoille sopiva French: diabétique (fr) German: diabetisch (de) Greek: διαβητικός (el) m (diavitikós) Italian: diabetico Norwegian: Bokmål: diabetisk Nynorsk: diabetisk

Noun

diabetic (plural diabetics)

1. A person with diabetes, usually diabetes mellitus (but see people-first language).

Translations

person suffering from diabetes mellitus

Catalan: diabètic (ca) m Chinese: Mandarin: 糖尿病患者 (tángniàobìnghuànzhě), 患糖尿病者 (huàntángniàobìngzhě) Czech: diabetik (cs) m Danish: diabetiker (da) c Finnish: sokeritautinen (fi), diabeetikko (fi), sokeritautipotilas French: diabétique (fr) German: Diabetiker (de) m, Diabetikerin (de) f Greek: διαβητικός (el) m (diavitikós) Hungarian: cukorbeteg (hu), cukros (hu) Italian: diabetico Norwegian: Bokmål: diabetiker m Nynorsk: diabetikar m Portuguese: diabético m Russian: диабе́тик (ru) m (diabétik) Spanish: diabético (es) m Volapük: (♂♀) diabetan, (♂) hidiabetan, (♀) jidiabetan

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Interlingua

Adjective

diabetic (not comparable)

1. diabetic

Related terms

• diabete

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Romanian

Etymology

From French diabétique.

Noun

diabetic m (plural diabetici)

1. diabetic

Declension

Declension of diabetic

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) diabetic	diabeticul	(niște) diabetici	diabeticii
genitive/dative	(unui) diabetic	diabeticului	(unor) diabetici	diabeticilor
vocative	diabeticule		diabeticilor