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1. ketoacidosis
noun. acidosis with an accumulation of ketone bodies; occurs primarily in diabetes mellitus.
2. ketoacidosis-resistant_diabetes
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.
Synonyms
- non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
- ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus
- type II diabetes
- adult-onset diabetes mellitus
- NIDDM
- maturity-onset diabetes mellitus
- ketosis-resistant diabetes
- non-insulin-dependent diabetes
- diabetes mellitus
- maturity-onset diabetes
- DM
- adult-onset diabetes
- mature-onset diabetes
3. ketoacidosis-prone_diabetes
noun. severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin injections are required to control the disease.
4. ketoacidosis-resistant_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.
Synonyms
- non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
- type II diabetes
- adult-onset diabetes mellitus
- NIDDM
- ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes
- maturity-onset diabetes mellitus
- ketosis-resistant diabetes
- non-insulin-dependent diabetes
- diabetes mellitus
- maturity-onset diabetes
- DM
- adult-onset diabetes
- mature-onset diabetes
