Preferred Term
DIABETES
Scope Note
Chronic, metabolic disease characterized by elevated levels of blood glucose (or blood sugar), which leads over time to serious damage to the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys and nerves.
Hierarchy
10 - HEALTH
Broader Terms
DISEASES AND CARRIERS OF DISEASES
Related Terms
CHRONIC DISEASES
DISEASES
NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
URI
http://metadata.un.org/thesaurus/c_e216a59e
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Language Equivalents
ar
السكري
zh
糖尿病
en
DIABETES
fr
DIABETES
ru
Сахарный диабет
es
DIABETES