prediabetes

[ pree-dahy-uh-bee-tis, -teez, pree-dahy- ]
/ priˌdaɪ əˈbi tɪs, -tiz, ˌpri daɪ- /

noun Pathology.

a condition in which carbohydrate metabolism is mildly abnormal but other criteria indicating diabetes mellitus are absent.
a condition in which the development of diabetes mellitus is expected.

Origin of prediabetes

First recorded in 1935–40; pre- + diabetes

OTHER WORDS FROM prediabetes

pre·di·a·bet·ic [pree-dahy-uh-bet-ik, pree-dahy-] /priˌdaɪ əˈbɛt ɪk, ˌpri daɪ-/, adjective, noun

Words nearby prediabetes

predestinator, predestine, predeterminate, predetermine, predeterminer, prediabetes, predial, prediastole, predicable, predicament, predicant

Medical definitions for prediabetes

prediabetes
[ prē′dī-ə-bē′tĭs, -tēz ]

n.

The condition of having a hereditary tendency or high probability for developing diabetes mellitus, although neither symptoms nor test results confirm the presence of the disease.