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２型糖尿病 (nigatatounyoubyou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

２に型がた糖とう尿にょう病びょう

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Meanings

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type 2 diabetes; adult-onset diabetes

Medical term for the common form of diabetes typically associated with insulin resistance and often adult onset.

２型がた糖とう尿にょう病びょうは生せい活かつ習しゅう慣かんと

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Type 2 diabetes is closely related to lifestyle habits.

父ちちが２型がた糖とう尿にょう病びょうと診しん断だんされた。

My father was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

Kanji

型mould, type, model
糖sugar
尿urine
病ill, sick
二two, two radical (no. 7)

Related words

１いち型がた糖とう尿にょう病びょう
Type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune condition usually diagnosed in childhood, distinct from type 2.
糖とう尿にょう病びょう
General term for diabetes; ２型糖尿病 specifies the type.

Written forms

２に型がた糖とう尿にょう病びょう
Standard medical term using Arabic numeral.
二に型がた糖とう尿にょう病びょう
Kanji numeral variant; less common in medical contexts.
ＩＩ型糖尿病にがたとうにょうびょう
Roman numeral variant; occasionally seen in formal or academic writing.

Etymology

Compound of ２型 (type 2) and 糖尿病 (diabetes). The term is a direct medical classification.