Meanings
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
- Proto-Italic*prai
- Proto-Italic*prai-
- Latinprae-
- Middle Englishpre-
- Englishpre-
- Englishdiabetes
- Englishprediabetes
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 前驅糖尿病 /前驱糖尿病, 糖尿病前期
- 前驅糖尿病 /前驱糖尿病 (qiánqū tángniàobìng)the state in which blood glucose levels are above normal but have not reached those of diabetes
- 糖尿病前期 (tángniàobìng qiánqī)the state in which blood glucose levels are above normal but have not reached those of diabetes
Finnish esidiabetes
- esidiabetesthe state in which blood glucose levels are above normal but have not reached those of diabetes
French prédiabète
- prédiabètethe state in which blood glucose levels are above normal but have not reached those of diabetes
German Prädiabetes
- Prädiabetesthe state in which blood glucose levels are above normal but have not reached those of diabetes
Hungarian prediabétesz
- prediabéteszthe state in which blood glucose levels are above normal but have not reached those of diabetes
Italian prediabete
- prediabetethe state in which blood glucose levels are above normal but have not reached those of diabetes
Portuguese pré-diabetes
- pré-diabetesthe state in which blood glucose levels are above normal but have not reached those of diabetes
Russian предиабе́т
- предиабе́т (prediabét)the state in which blood glucose levels are above normal but have not reached those of diabetes
Spanish prediabetes
- prediabetesthe state in which blood glucose levels are above normal but have not reached those of diabetes
Cite this entry
prediabetes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prediabetes
“prediabetes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prediabetes. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prediabetes,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prediabetes.
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