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prediabetes

[ pree-dahy-uh-bee-tis, -teez, pree-dahy- ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. a condition in which carbohydrate metabolism is mildly abnormal but other criteria indicating diabetes mellitus are absent.
  2. a condition in which the development of diabetes mellitus is expected.

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Other Words From

  • pre·di·a·bet·ic [pree-dahy-, uh, -, bet, -ik, pree-dahy-], adjective noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of prediabetes1

First recorded in 1935–40; pre- + diabetes

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