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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

growth-onset diabetes

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.57 in modern English

Syllables
growth-on-set -di-a-betes
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

n

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

type I diabetes insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus IDDM juvenile-onset diabetes juvenile diabetes ketosis-prone diabetes ketoacidosis-prone diabetes autoimmune diabetes

Questions

What does growth-onset diabetes mean?
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

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