HOW TO PRONOUNCE
diabetes
/ˌdaɪəˈbitiz/
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Stress BEE.
In the IPA shown, the ending sounds like eez. Another pronunciation ends with iss.
4 syllables · Stress on syllable 3
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“He has lived with diabetes for years.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does diabetes mean?
noun
- 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.
- (humorous, slang) Any food or beverage with a high amount of sugar.
- Diabetes insipidus; any condition characterized by excessive or incontinent urine, now specifically as caused by impaired production of, or response to, the antidiuretic hormone vasopressin.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌdaɪəˈbitiz/
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For this reason diabetes and albuminuria, the most stubborn of all kidney diseases, are usually benefited by a dry, warm climate.
We have been exceedingly troubled for some time with St. Swithin's diabetes, and have not a dry thread in any walk about us.
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While sometimes present in healthy people, it is most often seen in idiots and the insane, and is a symptom of diabetes mellitus.