diabetic

di-a-bet-ic · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Relating to or having diabetes.

  2. 2.

    Suitable for people with diabetes.

  3. 3.

    A person who has diabetes.

Related words

Antonyms: non-diabetic
See also: diabetes, glucose, insulin

Etymology

From diabetes + -ic (suffix forming adjectives). From Greek diabetes meaning "a siphon." First recorded in English in the mid-18th century.