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diabetes mellitus
noun
diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria
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when doctors say `diabetes' they usually mean `diabetes mellitus'

Syn: ↑DM
Hypernyms: ↑diabetes
Hyponyms:
type I diabetes, ↑insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, ↑IDDM, ↑juvenile-onset diabetes, ↑juvenile diabetes, ↑growth-onset diabetes, ↑ketosis-prone diabetes, ↑ketoacidosis-prone diabetes, ↑autoimmune diabetes, ↑type II diabetes, ↑non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, ↑NIDDM, ↑non-insulin-dependent diabetes, ↑ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus, ↑ketosis-resistant diabetes, ↑ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus, ↑ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes, ↑adult-onset diabetes mellitus, ↑adult-onset diabetes, ↑maturity-onset diabetes mellitus, ↑maturity-onset diabetes, ↑mature-onset diabetes, ↑latent diabetes, ↑chemical diabetes

Useful english dictionary. 2012.