non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
- noun
- /nɒn ˌɪnsəˈlɪn dɪˈəːbɪtiːz ˈmɛlɪtəs/
- Archaic
:
diabetes tipo 2
- Many people with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus manage their condition through diet and exercise.
Examples
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A doctor recommended lifestyle changes to help control her non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus without the need for insulin.
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She was diagnosed with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus after experiencing unusual fatigue and thirst.
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They described two cases of chronic invasive sinusitis in middle-aged adults with well-controlled non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and apical orbital syndrome.
Academic text (2006)
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 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 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-term condition in adults that makes the body unable to use sugar well and usually needs diet and pills
A mild adult condition of high blood sugar usually controlled by diet and pills, not insulin
A mild adult illness that develops slowly with high blood sugar and usually does not cause ketosis
A mild diabetes in adults controlled by diet and pills rather than insulin
A mild diabetes in adults that rarely causes blood acid and doctors treat with diet or tablets not insulin
Antonyms
A long-term disease in which the body cannot make insulin and needs injections to control blood sugar
How Insulin-Dependent
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- Archaic
Surface Forms
Morphology
non-insulin-dependent + diabetes + mellitus
This is a fully compositional medical term: 'non-' negates 'insulin-dependent', and combined with 'diabetes mellitus' (diabetes related to sugar) yields 'diabetes that is not insulin-dependent'. Although technical, the meaning follows transparent morphological and syntactic composition and is likely inferable by a learner who knows the constituent parts and the negation pattern.
Etymology
Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus is a medical name that tells the meaning. non-insulin-dependent means it 'does not need insulin injections', and diabetes mellitus is an older name for the 'sugar' disease. So, the full term describes a milder adult form of diabetes often controlled by diet or pills rather than by insulin.