diabetes mellitus

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from New Latin diabetes mellitus (“diabetes of the sweet type”) (from the fact that in centuries past, physicians sometimes tasted a patient's urine to help diagnose the illness). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz/, /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtɪs/ + IPA(key): /ˌməˈlaɪtəs/, /ˈmɛlɨtəs/ (the first-listed forms of each are the ones more commonly used) === Noun === diabetes mellitus (uncountable) A medical disorder commonly called diabetes, characterized by varying or persistent hyperglycemia (high blood sugar levels), especially after eating. It is classified in two types, which are different etiologically but similar in clinical effects: type 1 and type 2. Synonym: (dated) sugar diabetes Hyponym: gestational diabetes Coordinate term: diabetes insipidus ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== dehydration insulin == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /djaˌbetes meˈlitus/ [d̪jaˌβ̞e.t̪ez meˈli.t̪us] Syllabification: dia‧be‧tes me‧lli‧tus === Noun === diabetes mellitus f (uncountable) (pathology) diabetes mellitus === Further reading === “diabetes mellitus”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025