adult-onset diabetes
Former name of type 2 diabetesFormer name of type 2 diabetes.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Former name of type 2 diabetes.
More definitions
- 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
Synonyms
12 synonymsClose in meaning
- 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:type II diabetesnon-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitusNIDDMnon-insulin-dependent diabetesketosis-resistant diabetes mellitusketosis-resistant diabetesketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitusketoacidosis-resistant diabetes
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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