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diabetes in Greek

diabetes in Greek is διαβήτης, ζάχαρο — diabetes means a metabolic disease in which the body can't produce or properly use insulin, resulting in high blood sugar.

diabetes in Greek

διαβήτης
noun
Pronounced: diavitis
(disease) Diabetes mellitus; any of a group of metabolic diseases whereby a person (or other animal) has high blood sugar due to an inability to produce, or inability to metabolize, sufficient quantities of the hormone insulin. [from 19th c.]
ζάχαρο
noun
Pronounced: zacharo
(disease) Diabetes mellitus; any of a group of metabolic diseases whereby a person (or other animal) has high blood sugar due to an inability to produce, or inability to metabolize, sufficient quantities of the hormone insulin. [from 19th c.]

What does "diabetes" mean?

  1. noun A metabolic disease in which the body can't produce or properly use insulin, resulting in high blood sugar.
    "People with diabetes often need to check their blood sugar several times a day."
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diabetes in a sentence

  • People with diabetes often need to check their blood sugar several times a day.
  • His doctor diagnosed him with type 2 diabetes after a routine blood test.

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What is "diabetes" in Greek?
"diabetes" in Greek is διαβήτης, ζάχαρο. diabetes means: A metabolic disease in which the body can't produce or properly use insulin, resulting in high blood sugar.
How do you pronounce διαβήτης?
"diabetes" in Greek is διαβήτης, pronounced "diavitis".
How do you use "diabetes" in a sentence?
Example: "People with diabetes often need to check their blood sugar several times a day." In Greek, "diabetes" is διαβήτης, ζάχαρο.
Are there other ways to say "diabetes" in Greek?
Yes — Greek has 2 translations listed for "diabetes": διαβήτης, ζάχαρο.
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