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type 2 diabetes

type 2 diabetes noun: a form of diabetes characterized by high blood sugar, insulin resistance, and relative lack of insulin.

Noun

type 2 diabetes (uncountable)

  1. A form of diabetes characterized by high blood sugar, insulin resistance, and relative lack of insulin.

Synonyms of type 2 diabetes

Questions about type 2 diabetes

What does type 2 diabetes mean?
Type 2 diabetes means a form of diabetes characterized by high blood sugar, insulin resistance, and relative lack of insulin.
What part of speech is type 2 diabetes?
Type 2 diabetes is a noun.

Words near type 2 diabetes in the dictionary

  1. type
  2. type 1 diabetes
  3. type 1 fun
  4. type 1 hypersensitivities
  5. type 1 hypersensitivity
  6. type 2 diabetes
  7. type 2 fun
  8. type 3 diabetes
  9. type 3 fun
  10. type A
  11. type approval

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