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prediabetic

prediabetic adjective: preceding the onset of diabetes; thus, indicating the probable future onset of diabetes.

Adjective

prediabetic (not comparable)

  1. Preceding the onset of diabetes; thus, indicating the probable future onset of diabetes.
    • The patient showed classic prediabetic symptoms.

Noun

prediabetic (plural prediabetics)

  1. One who has prediabetes.

Forms of prediabetic

Adjective
alternative formpre-diabetic
Noun
pluralprediabetics

Origin of prediabetic

From pre- + diabetic.

Questions about prediabetic

What does prediabetic mean?
Prediabetic means preceding the onset of diabetes; thus, indicating the probable future onset of diabetes.
What part of speech is prediabetic?
Prediabetic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near prediabetic in the dictionary

  1. predeveloping
  2. predevelopment
  3. predevelops
  4. predevote
  5. prediabetes
  6. prediabetic
  7. prediabetics
  8. prediagnosed
  9. prediagnoses
  10. prediagnosis
  11. prediagnostic

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