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pre⋅di⋅a⋅be⋅tes

  [pree-dahy-uh-bee-tis, -teez, pree-dahy-]
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–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.
Origin:
1935–40; pre- + diabetes

Related forms:
pre⋅di⋅a⋅bet⋅ic  [pree-dahy-uh-bet-ik, pree-dahy-] , adjective, noun
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pre·di·a·be·tes   (prē'dī-ə-bē'tĭs, -tēz)   
n.  A condition thought to be a precursor of adult-onset diabetes mellitus, marked by carbohydrate intolerance or other symptoms of the disease.
pre·di'a·bet'ic (-bět'ĭk) adj. & n.
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Main Entry: pre·di·a·be·tes
Pronunciation: -"dI-&-'bEt-Ez, -'bEt-&s
Function: noun
: an asymptomatic abnormal state thatprecedes the development of clinically evident diabetes

Main Entry: 1pre·di·a·bet·ic
Pronunciation: -'bet-ik
Function: noun
: a prediabetic individual

Main Entry: 2prediabetic
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or affected with prediabetes <prediabetic patients>
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prediabetes pre·di·a·be·tes (prē'dī-ə-bē'tĭs, -tēz)
n.
The condition of having a hereditary tendency or high probability for developing diabetes mellitus, although neither symptoms nor test results confirm the presence of the disease.

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