mature-onset diabetes
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Related to mature-onset diabetes: mature onset diabetes of youth
ma·ture-on·set diabetes
(mə-tyo͝or′ŏn′sĕt′, -ôn′, -to͝or′-, -cho͝or′-)n.
Type 2 diabetes.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() adult-onset diabetes, adult-onset diabetes mellitus, ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes, ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus, ketosis-resistant diabetes, ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus, maturity-onset diabetes, maturity-onset diabetes mellitus, NIDDM, non-insulin-dependent diabetes, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, type II diabetes diabetes mellitus, DM - diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria; "when doctors say `diabetes' they usually mean `diabetes mellitus'" |
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