Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ketosis-prone diabetes

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.38 in modern English

Syllables
ke-to-sis-prone -di-a-betes
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
7
Syllables
12
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 growth-onset diabetes ketoacidosis-prone diabetes autoimmune diabetes

Questions

What does ketosis-prone 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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