Bronzed diabetes is a rare condition characterized by the darkening of the skin and the onset of diabetes. The word is spelled using the IPA phonetic transcription system as /brɒnzd/ diəˈbiːtiːz/. The /b/ sound at the beginning of "bronzed" represents a voiced bilabial stop, while the /ɒ/ sound represents a back, rounded vowel. The /z/ sound at the end of "bronzed" and the /s/ sound at the end of "diabetes" are both voiced alveolar fricatives. The stress falls on the second syllable of "diabetes."
• See under diabetes.
• Marked hypertrophic cirrhosis of the liver with extensive pigmentation of the viscera (hemochromatosis), associated with glycosuria.
A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.