Hypernym

noun

a polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood; any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessive urination and persistent thirst

diabetes mellitus 1

noundomain: state

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria

Examples

1.when doctors say `diabetes' they usually mean `diabetes mellitus'

Synonyms

DM 1
diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria

Hyponym

type I diabetes 1

noun

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 II diabetes 1

noun

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

latent diabetes 1

noun

a mild form of diabetes mellitus in which there are no overt symptoms but there are abnormal responses to some diagnostic procedures