diabetes

Noun
  1. A polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood;
    Any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessive urination and persistent thirst (synset 114141287)
    is a type of: polygenic disease, polygenic disorder - an inherited disease controlled by several genes at once
    subtypes:
    • diabetes mellitus, dm - diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria
    • diabetes insipidus - a rare form of diabetes resulting from a deficiency of vasopressin (the pituitary hormone that regulates the kidneys); characterized by the chronic excretion of large amounts of pale dilute urine which results in dehydration and extreme thirst
    has:
    • polydipsia - excessive thirst (as in cases of diabetes or kidney dysfunction)
    • polyuria - renal disorder characterized by the production of large volumes of pale dilute urine; often associated with diabetes

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