non-insulin-dependent diabetes
- non-insulin-dependent diabetes
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
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type II diabetes, ↑
non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, ↑
NIDDM, ↑
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* * *
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/non in"seuh lin di pen'deuhnt, -ins"yeuh-/
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non-insulin-dependent diabetes — n TYPE 2 DIABETES … Medical dictionary
non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus — diabetes di a*be tes, n. [NL., from Gr. ?, fr. ? to pass or cross over. See {Diabase}.] (Med.) Any of several diseases which is attended with a persistent, excessive discharge of urine; when used without qualification, the term usually refers to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus — n TYPE 2 DIABETES abbr. NIDDM … Medical dictionary
non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus — 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 • Syn:… … Useful english dictionary
Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes — see insulin resistant diabetes … Herbal-medical glossary
non-insulin-dependent diabetes — /non in seuh lin di pen deuhnt, ins yeuh / diabetes (def. 4). * * * … Universalium
non-insulin-dependent diabetes — noun Date: 1978 type 2 diabetes … New Collegiate Dictionary
insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus — diabetes di a*be tes, n. [NL., from Gr. ?, fr. ? to pass or cross over. See {Diabase}.] (Med.) Any of several diseases which is attended with a persistent, excessive discharge of urine; when used without qualification, the term usually refers to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus — noun Date: 1979 type 2 diabetes abbreviation NIDDM … New Collegiate Dictionary
insulin-dependent diabetes — Also called Juvenile onset Diabetes, IDDM (Insulin Dependent Diabetes) and Type I, it is a deficiency condition wherein the pancreas does not manufacture enough insulin or what it makes is formed improperly. It is usually inherited, although… … Herbal-medical glossary
