DM

abbr. (also D-mark) Deutschmark.

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noun

diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria

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when doctors say `diabetes' they usually mean `diabetes mellitus'

• Syn: ↑diabetes mellitus

• Hypernyms: ↑diabetes

• Hyponyms:

↑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

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abbreviation

1. decimeter

2. drum

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See Deutsche mark.

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abbrev

1. Deutschmark or Deutsche Mark

2. Diabetes mellitus

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DM abbreviation

Deutschmark: the unit of money used in Germany before the euro

Thesaurus: old units of money_hyponym

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dm.,

decimeter or decimeters.

DM (no periods),

1. adamsite.

2. Deutsche mark.

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(also D-mark) abbr. Deutschmark