juvenile diabetes
A disease in which the main symptom is the body's lack of production of insulinA disease in which the main symptom is the body's lack of production of insulin.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A disease in which the main symptom is the body's lack of production of insulin.
More definitions
- 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
Synonyms
13 synonymstype 1 diabetestype 1 diabetes mellitusdiabetes mellitus type 1type 1 DMtype I diabetesinsulin-dependent diabetes mellitusIDDMjuvenile-onset diabetesjuvenile-onset diabetes mellitus
Close in 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:type I diabetesinsulin-dependent diabetes mellitusIDDMjuvenile-onset diabetesgrowth-onset diabetesketosis-prone diabetesketoacidosis-prone diabetesautoimmune diabetes
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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