mature-onset diabetes
- noun
- /məˈtʃʊrˌɒnsɛt daɪəˈbiːtɪs/
- Specialized
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diabetes de inicio maduro
- With proper diet and exercise, most cases of mature-onset diabetes can be managed without insulin injections.
Examples
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Obesity is a major risk factor for developing mature-onset diabetes.
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Many adults are diagnosed with mature-onset diabetes in their forties or fifties.
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Many adults develop mature-onset diabetes as they age.
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Is mature-onset diabetes common in your family?
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Many adults are diagnosed with mature-onset diabetes in their forties or fifties.
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Obesity is a major risk factor for developing mature-onset diabetes.
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With proper diet and exercise, most cases of mature-onset diabetes can be managed without insulin injections.
Synonyms
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3.9
A long-term condition that makes blood sugar too high, often in adults and treated with diet and pills
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3.2
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 long-term condition in adults that makes the body unable to use sugar well and usually needs 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
A mild adult illness that develops slowly with high blood sugar and usually does not cause ketosis
A mild adult condition of high blood sugar usually controlled by diet and pills, not insulin
A mild diabetes in adults that rarely causes blood acid and doctors treat with diet or tablets not insulin
A mild diabetes in adults controlled by diet and pills rather than insulin
Antonyms
- Specialized
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3.2
A long term illness in young people whose body cannot make insulin so they need injections
Surface Forms
Morphology
mature-onset + diabetes
The meaning is directly compositional: 'mature' (adult/more developed) + 'onset' (beginning) + 'diabetes' (the disease) yields 'diabetes that begins in adulthood.' This is analogous to cross-linguistic 'adult-onset' constructions, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words should be able to infer the meaning.
Etymology
Mature-onset diabetes comes from a simple idea: mature (grown adults) and onset (when something begins). It refers to diabetes that 'begins in adults' and is often a 'milder form' that can be controlled with diet and pills rather than injections.