Diabetogenous

/ˌdaɪəbɪˈtɒdʒənəs/ adjective

Definition

Producing or causing diabetes; capable of generating diabetic conditions.

Etymology

From diabetes + Greek -genous (born from, produced by). Variant of diabetogenic using the Latin-style suffix.

Kelly Says

Diabetogenous and diabetogenic mean essentially the same thing, but diabetogenous sounds older—it's the kind of word a Victorian doctor would use that modern physicians have replaced with the snappier diabetogenic.

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