Synonyms and Antonyms for adult-onset-diabetes
1. adult-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
- NIDDM
- ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus
- mature-onset diabetes
- non-insulin-dependent diabetes
- ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus
- ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes
- ketosis-resistant diabetes
- type II diabetes
- maturity-onset diabetes
- non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
- maturity-onset diabetes mellitus
- DM
- adult-onset diabetes mellitus
- diabetes mellitus
2. adult-onset diabetes mellitus (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
- NIDDM
- ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus
- mature-onset diabetes
- non-insulin-dependent diabetes
- ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus
- ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes
- adult-onset diabetes
- ketosis-resistant diabetes
- type II diabetes
- maturity-onset diabetes
- non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
- maturity-onset diabetes mellitus
- DM
- diabetes mellitus
3. diabetes (n.)
a polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood; any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessive urination and persistent thirst
4. onset (n.)
the beginning or early stages
5. adult (n.)
a fully developed person from maturity onward
- centrist
- unemotional person
- liberal
- liberalist
- man of the world
- homebody
- elder
- individual
- sophisticate
- stoic
- adult female
- caregiver
- ex-spouse
- adult male
- warmonger
- professional person
- Jack of all trades
- pledgee
- character
- personage
- dolichocephalic
- conservative
- thoroughbred
- moderationist
- moderate
- type
- match
- conservativist
- pacifist
- someone
- somebody
- patrician
- eccentric
- influential person
- militarist
- oldster
- golden ager
- host
- professional
- catch
- stay-at-home
- man
- case
- woman
- middle of the roader
- progressive
- pacificist
- pledger
- important person
- old person
- soul
- disarmer
- person
- senior citizen
- adult body
- mortal
- brachycephalic
- grownup
- senior
- sobersides
7. adult (adj.)
(of animals) fully developed
8. onset (n.)
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
