maturity-onset diabetes mellitus

Definitions of maturity-onset diabetes mellitus
  1. 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
    synonyms: NIDDM, 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, non-insulin-dependent diabetes, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, type II diabetes
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    DM, diabetes mellitus
    diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria
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