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diabetes

diabetes

noun dyah-BEH-tehs Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Usage Note

Diabetes is invariable in the plural — the form does not change: varias formas de diabetes. It is always feminine (la diabetes) and remains the same in both Spain and Latin America. Speakers distinguish diabetes tipo 1 (autoimmune) from diabetes tipo 2 (metabolic), and the related adjective is diabético/a. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable, as the word ends in 's'.

Examples

"Controla la diabetes con dieta y ejercicio."

Natural Translation

She manages her diabetes with diet and exercise.

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