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diabetic

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) diabetic (adjective)
  2. 2) diabetic (noun)

1di·a·bet·ic

adj \ˌdī-ə-ˈbe-tik\

Definition of DIABETIC

1
: of or relating to diabetes or diabetics
2
: affected with diabetes
3
: occurring in or caused by diabetes <diabetic coma>
4
: suitable for diabetics <diabetic food>
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Examples of DIABETIC

  1. new drugs for treating diabetic patients

First Known Use of DIABETIC

1799

Rhymes with DIABETIC

alphabetic, anesthetic, apathetic, arithmetic, asyndetic, copacetic, diarrhetic, diathetic, dietetic, digenetic, diphyletic, diuretic, empathetic, energetic, epithetic, geodetic, homiletic, Masoretic, nomothetic, sympathetic, synergetic, synesthetic

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