di‧a‧be‧tes /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz, -təs/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: Greek, from diabainein 'to pass through']
a serious disease in which there is too much sugar in your blood
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