Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables: non-in-sulin-de-pen-den-t -di-a-betes mel-li-tus
IPA

44

Scrabble Score

35

Letters

12

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

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

type II diabetes NIDDM non-insulin-dependent diabetes ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus ketosis-resistant diabetes ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes adult-onset diabetes mellitus adult-onset diabetes maturity-onset diabetes mellitus maturity-onset diabetes mature-onset diabetes

Questions

What does non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus mean?: 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

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