diabetes mellitus

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diabetes mellitus > noun, state
Meaning	Diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria.
Examples	"when doctors say `diabetes' they usually mean `diabetes mellitus'"
Synonyms	DM
Broader	diabetes
Narrower	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