סוכרת

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ס־כ־ר (s-k-r)
3 terms

Formed by applying the root קַטֶּלֶת to סֻכָּר (sukár, “sugar”), while keeping the first vowel.

Noun

סוכרת / סֻכֶּרֶת • (sukéret) f

  1. (pathology) diabetes (diabetes mellitus; any of a group of metabolic diseases whereby a person (or other animal) has high blood sugar due to an inability to produce, or inability to metabolize, sufficient quantities of the hormone insulin)

References

  • “סוכרת” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

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