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mature-onset diabetes
noun
mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
Syn:
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
Hypernyms: ↑diabetes mellitus, ↑DM

Useful english dictionary. 2012.