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On 01/08/2013 12:01 AM, Jonathan Jones
wrote:
On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 8:27 PM, Pierre Abbat <phma@bezitopo.org>
wrote:
There were a few diabetics at jbonunsla, and a frightening
event: la banseljaj
flew from the Islands of Langerhans and crash-landed on the
couch. So I think
we ought to have a word for it. I suggested "satflib" for
"diabetes", but Bob
countered that it could also apply to other conditions, such
as hypoglycemia.
But there are also different types of diabetes. Should we have
different words
for each? What do you suggest?
Diabetes is the failure of the pancreas to produce insulin.
It's not a sugar failure. Or were you referring to the failure
of the body to absorb glucose?
I decided to look up the etymology, and I definitely think
we shouldn't use the source (basically "pisses too much").
Actually, I was thinking of going with the etymology, though maybe
not all of it. Something like {titpincyterbi'a} or maybe better
without the -ter-. This is diabetes mellitus and not diabetes
insipidus.
~mark
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