prediabetic

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adjective

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

“The patient showed classic prediabetic symptoms.”

OriginEnglish diabetic ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

adjectiveprediabetic (not comparable)

alternative pre-diabetic

  1. not comparablePreceding the onset of diabetes; thus, indicating the probable future onset of diabetes.

    The patient showed classic prediabetic symptoms.

nounprediabetic (plural prediabetics)

plural prediabetics · alternative pre-diabetic

  1. One who has prediabetes.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishdiabetic
  10. Englishprediabetic

From pre- + diabetic.

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Translations

Spanish prediabético, prediabético
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APA

prediabetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prediabetic

MLA

“prediabetic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prediabetic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prediabetic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prediabetic.

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