Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prediabetic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables: pre-di-a-bet-ic
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Preceding the onset of diabetes; thus, indicating the probable future onset of diabetes.

noun

One who has prediabetes.

Example Sentences

"The patient showed classic prediabetic symptoms."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English diabetic English prediabetic From pre- + diabetic.

Inflected Forms

pre-diabetic (alternative) prediabetics (plural)

Questions

What does prediabetic mean?: Preceding the onset of diabetes; thus, indicating the probable future onset of diabetes.
Where does prediabetic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English diabetic English prediabetic From pre- + diabetic.

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