der Diabetes mellitus
Translation
diabetes mellitus
Examples
Die Diagnose lautet Diabetes mellitus.
The diagnosis is diabetes mellitus.
Diabetes mellitus ist eine chronische Stoffwechselkrankheit.
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease.
Grammar Patterns
to suffer from ((sth.)) Er leidet an Diabetes mellitus.
to be diagnosed with ((sth.)) Bei ihm wurde Diabetes mellitus diagnostiziert.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Zuckerkrankheit (sugar sickness)
Etymology
From Greek 'diabētēs' (to pass through) and Latin 'mellitus' (honey-sweet), referring to the sweet taste of the urine.
Memory Tips
Remember 'mellitus' sounds like 'mellow' or 'honey' (mel in Latin), referring to the 'sugar' aspect of this disease.