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A strict but broad definition is an absolute decrease in red blood cell mass, [63] however, a broader definition is a lowered ability of the blood to carry oxygen. [64] An operational definition is a decrease in whole-blood hemoglobin concentration of more than 2 standard deviations below the mean of an age- and sex-matched reference range. [65]
The word "diabetes" is first recorded in English, in the form diabete, in a medical text written around 1425. The word mellitus ( / m ə ˈ l aɪ t ə s / or / ˈ m ɛ l ɪ t ə s / ) comes from the classical Latin word mellītus , meaning "mellite" [ 178 ] (i.e. sweetened with honey; [ 178 ] honey-sweet [ 179 ] ).
Rape is a type of sexual assault involving sexual intercourse, or other forms of sexual penetration, carried out against a person without their consent.The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority, or against a person who is incapable of giving valid consent, such as one who is unconscious, incapacitated, has an intellectual disability, or is below the legal age ...