IDDM

Noun

Meaning

severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin injections are required to control the disease

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

juvenile diabetes autoimmune diabetes growth-onset diabetes insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus juvenile-onset diabetes ketoacidosis-prone diabetes ketosis-prone diabetes type i diabetes ADA diabetic NIDDM insulin dependent diabetes Mellitus

Hypernyms

dm diabetes mellitus autoimmune disease autoimmune disorder

Examples

IDDM diabetes can occur at any age. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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