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prediabetes

American  
[pree-dahy-uh-bee-tis, -teez, pree-dahy-] / priˌdaɪ əˈbi tɪs, -tiz, ˌpri daɪ- /

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.

Other Word Forms

  • prediabetic adjective

Etymology

Origin of prediabetes

First recorded in 1935–40; pre- + diabetes

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