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maturity-onset diabetes
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 [syn: {type II diabetes}, {non-insulin-dependent
diabetes mellitus}, {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}, {mature-onset
diabetes}]