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  • A medical dictionary calls it diabetes mellitus - diabetes is from the Greek "to siphon" and mellitus is Latin for "sweet."

    Toronto Sun 2010

  • A medical dictionary calls it diabetes mellitus - diabetes is from the Greek "to siphon" and mellitus is Latin for "sweet."

    Ottawa Sun 2010

  • A medical dictionary calls it diabetes mellitus - diabetes is from the Greek "to siphon" and mellitus is Latin for "sweet."

    Ottawa Sun 2010

  • Diabetes is one of the most devastating diseases one can have But although a growing number of people are diagnosed with it every year not many people really know what it is The phrase diabetes mellitus has an intriguing origin The word mellitus comes from a Greek word that means sweet

    We Blog A Lot 2009

  • The word "mellitus" is from the Greek word for honey.

    The Human Brain Asimov, Isaac 1963

  • Type 2 diabetes mellitus is one of the most prevalent and expensive “lifestyle” diseases.

    Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Have Diabetes? Find a Surgeon! 2009

  • Diabetes mellitus is due to a deficiency of the internal secretion of the pancreas.

    Frederick G. Banting - Nobel Lecture 1965

  • The prevalence of diabetes mellitus, which is the most common chronic disease the world over, is over 10% in Taiwan.

    Medindia Health News 2010

  • The prevalence of diabetes mellitus, which is the most common chronic disease the world over, is over 10% in Taiwan.

    Medindia Health News 2010

  • "Preliminary data shows interesting differences and raises the hope to narrow down causative variants for some common diseases like diabetes mellitus, which is a major health problem in the Middle East," Al-Turki adds.

    SciDev.Net 2008

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