diabetes, writing keys | FundéuRAE

2023-11-13 11:45:13

On the occasion of World Diabetes Daywhich is celebrated on November 14thbelow are some keys to improve the writing of information related to this chronic metabolic disease.

1. Diabeteshis tilde

The term diabetes it is a word flat and finished in thatwhich is why it is written his tilde. According to him Panhispanic dictionary of doubtsesdrújula accentuation is discouraged (diabetic), which is sometimes heard in some countries, and other forms such as diabetes.

2. The denomination «diabetes diabetes»with lower case

Diabetes is the short form from the full name of the disease, «diabetes diabetes», written like this, in lower case, like the names of all diseases, with diabetes with a double L and in italics because it is the Latin name: «Diabetes diabetes “It is a public health problem on a global scale.”

3. PrediabetesIn one word

He prefix pre-which is used in the formation of nouns and adjectives, is written attached to the word to which it accompanies, without space or intermediate hyphen: prediabetesand not pre diabetes in pre-diabetes.

4. Insulinodependientevalid term

He Dictionary of the Spanish language pick up the adjective insulinodependiente with the meaning of ‘which requires the insulin administration‘ and points out that it is also possible to use it as a noun applied to people: a/an insulinodependiente. For his part, the Dictionary of medical termsfrom the Royal National Academy of Medicine of Spain, warns that the form is incorrect insulín⁠-⁠dependiente.

5. Mother cellsplural recommended

In news related to research to improve the lives of patients, the use of the construction is common mother cells. In this case, as with other nouns in apposition, it is usual to keep madre invariable en plural (and not use stem cells).

6. Sugarvalid in masculine and feminine

Sugar It is a noun ambiguousthat is, it can be used as masculine or feminine: the sugar, the sugar. If it is not accompanied by any adjective, the masculine is predominant, while, if it has an adjective, the feminine predominates. In the plural, whether it has an adjective or not, the masculine use prevails. Another uniqueness of the term sugar is that, without starting with a tonic, accept the use of the article he combined with a feminine adjective: “Carbohydrates, mainly refined sugar, reduce brain activity.”