tiểu đường

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Etymology

tiểu (to urinate) +‎ đường (sugar), perhaps calque of Chinese 糖尿病 (tángniàobìng, literally sugary urine disease).

Pronunciation

Noun

tiểu đường

  1. (pathology) diabetes
    Synonym: đái tháo đường