adult-onset diabetes mellitus
- noun
- /əˈdʌltˌɒnsɛt daɪəˈbiːtɪs ˈmɛlɪtəs/
- Archaic
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diabetes mellitus de inicio en adultos
- The doctor explained that adult-onset diabetes mellitus can be controlled with oral medication in many cases.
Examples
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Obesity increases the risk of developing adult-onset diabetes mellitus later in life.
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Managing adult-onset diabetes mellitus often requires significant changes in daily eating habits.
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Many people develop adult-onset diabetes mellitus as they age.
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Have you heard about adult-onset diabetes mellitus?
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Managing adult-onset diabetes mellitus often requires significant changes in daily eating habits.
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Obesity increases the risk of developing adult-onset diabetes mellitus later in life.
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The doctor explained that adult-onset diabetes mellitus can be controlled with oral medication in many cases.
Synonyms
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A long-term condition that makes blood sugar too high, often in adults and treated with diet and pills
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A long-term condition in adults where the body cannot use blood sugar and is often treated with diet or pills
A long term illness in adults where the body cannot use sugar well and is treated by diet or pills
A condition in adults where the body cannot use insulin well, causing high blood sugar
A common adult disease where blood sugar becomes too high and is often treated with diet and pills
A long illness in adults that causes high blood sugar and usually does not need insulin injections
A common diabetes in adults that is usually controlled by diet or pills and does not need insulin
A long-term illness where the body cannot use sugar properly and is often managed by diet and exercise
How Serious
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- Archaic
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Surface Forms
Morphology
adult-onset + diabetes + mellitus
The phrase is compositionally built: 'adult-onset' = beginning in adulthood, 'diabetes' = high blood sugar, and 'mellitus' = relating to sugar; a learner who knows these constituents can infer it denotes diabetes that develops in adulthood. Although some clinical management details (mild form, treatment) require medical knowledge, the core meaning is directly derivable from the parts.
Etymology
The term adult-onset diabetes mellitus is a literal name: adult-onset says it begins in adulthood, and diabetes mellitus comes from old words meaning 'sweet disease' because doctors long ago found sugar in the urine. So, the phrase means 'a form of diabetes that begins in adulthood'.