- maturity-onset diabetes mellitus
- type 2 d. mellitus.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
maturity-onset diabetes mellitus
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maturity-onset diabetes mellitus — 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 • Syn:… … Useful english dictionary
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