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Definition of Diabetes mellitus
1. Noun. Diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria. "When doctors say `diabetes' they usually mean `diabetes mellitus'"
Exact synonyms: Dm
Generic synonyms: Diabetes
Specialized synonyms: Autoimmune Diabetes, Growth-onset Diabetes, Iddm, Insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus, Juvenile Diabetes, Juvenile-onset Diabetes, Ketoacidosis-prone Diabetes, Ketosis-prone Diabetes, Type I Diabetes, Adult-onset Diabetes, Adult-onset Diabetes Mellitus, Ketoacidosis-resistant Diabetes, Ketoacidosis-resistant Diabetes Mellitus, Ketosis-resistant Diabetes, Ketosis-resistant Diabetes Mellitus, Mature-onset Diabetes, Maturity-onset Diabetes, Maturity-onset Diabetes Mellitus, Niddm, Non-insulin-dependent Diabetes, Non-insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus, Type Ii Diabetes, Chemical Diabetes, Latent Diabetes
Generic synonyms: Diabetes
Specialized synonyms: Autoimmune Diabetes, Growth-onset Diabetes, Iddm, Insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus, Juvenile Diabetes, Juvenile-onset Diabetes, Ketoacidosis-prone Diabetes, Ketosis-prone Diabetes, Type I Diabetes, Adult-onset Diabetes, Adult-onset Diabetes Mellitus, Ketoacidosis-resistant Diabetes, Ketoacidosis-resistant Diabetes Mellitus, Ketosis-resistant Diabetes, Ketosis-resistant Diabetes Mellitus, Mature-onset Diabetes, Maturity-onset Diabetes, Maturity-onset Diabetes Mellitus, Niddm, Non-insulin-dependent Diabetes, Non-insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus, Type Ii Diabetes, Chemical Diabetes, Latent Diabetes
Medical Definition of Diabetes mellitus
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