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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: ↑diabetes mellitus
• 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
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abbreviation1. decimeter
2. drum
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See Deutsche mark.
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abbrev
1. Deutschmark or Deutsche Mark
2. Diabetes mellitus
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DM abbreviation
Deutschmark: the unit of money used in Germany before the euro
Thesaurus: old units of moneyhyponym
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dm.,
decimeter or decimeters.
DM (no periods),
1. adamsite.
2. Deutsche mark.
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(also D-mark) abbr. Deutschmark
Useful english dictionary. 2012.