Diabetes mellitus
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| Diabetes mellitus | |
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| Term | Diabetes mellitus |
| Short definition | Diabetes mellitus - (pronounced) (dy-uh-BEE-teez MEH-lih-tus) A disease in which the body does not control the amount of glucose (a type of sugar) in the blood and the kidneys produce large amounts of urine. This disease occurs when the body doesn't produce enough insulin or doesn't use it the way it should |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Diabetes mellitus - (pronounced) (dy-uh-BEE-teez MEH-lih-tus) A disease in which the body does not control the amount of glucose (a type of sugar) in the blood and the kidneys produce large amounts of urine. This disease occurs when the body doesn't produce enough insulin or doesn't use it the way it should
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