New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
type I diabetes — diabetes di a*be tes, n. [NL., from Gr. ?, fr. ? to pass or cross over. See {Diabase}.] (Med.) Any of several diseases which is attended with a persistent, excessive discharge of urine; when used without qualification, the term usually refers to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
type 2 diabetes — tü n diabetes mellitus of a common form that develops esp. in adults and most often in obese individuals and that is characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from impaired insulin utilization coupled with the body s inability to compensate with… … Medical dictionary
type 1 diabetes — tīp wən n diabetes of a form that usu. develops during childhood or adolescence and is characterized by a severe deficiency of insulin secretion resulting from atrophy of the islets of Langerhans and causing hyperglycemia and a marked tendency to … Medical dictionary
Type 2 diabetes — n. a type of diabetes mellitus, typically appearing after the age of 30, in which increased levels of glucose in the body are not matched by sufficiently increased levels of insulin: also written Type II diabetes * * * … Universalium
Type 2 diabetes — n. a type of diabetes mellitus, typically appearing after the age of 30, in which increased levels of glucose in the body are not matched by sufficiently increased levels of insulin: also written Type II diabetes … English World dictionary
type 1 diabetes — noun Date: 1982 a form of diabetes mellitus that usually develops during childhood or adolescence and is characterized by a severe deficiency in insulin secretion resulting from atrophy of the islets of Langerhans and causing hyperglycemia and a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
type 1 diabetes — noun also type I diabetes mellitus : a form of diabetes mellitus that usually develops during childhood or adolescence and is characterized by a severe deficiency in insulin secretion resulting from atrophy of the islets of Langerhans and causing … Useful english dictionary
type 2 diabetes — noun also type II diabetes mellitus : a common form of diabetes mellitus that develops especially in adults and most often in obese individuals and that is characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from impaired insulin utilization coupled with… … Useful english dictionary
Type I diabetes — diabetes (def. 3) * * * … Universalium
Type II diabetes — diabetes (def. 4) * * * … Universalium
