juvenile diabetes

noun

A disease in which the main symptom is the body's lack of production of insulin.

Similar
type 1 diabetes mellitusdiabetes mellitus type 1type 1 DMtype 1 diabetestype I diabetesinsulin-dependent diabetes mellitusIDDMjuvenile-onset diabetes
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Meanings

nounjuvenile diabetes (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA disease in which the main symptom is the body's lack of production of insulin.

    Synonyms: type 1 diabetes mellitus, diabetes mellitus type 1, type 1 DM, type 1 diabetes, type I diabetes, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, IDDM, juvenile-onset diabetes

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA disease in which the main symptom is the body's lack of production of insulin.

Similar
type 1 diabetes mellitusdiabetes mellitus type 1type 1 DMtype 1 diabetestype I diabetesinsulin-dependent diabetes mellitusIDDMjuvenile-onset diabetesjuvenile-onset diabetes mellitus

More synonyms by meaning

nounsevere 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

Similar
type I diabetesinsulin-dependent diabetes mellitusIDDMjuvenile-onset diabetesgrowth-onset diabetesketosis-prone diabetesketoacidosis-prone diabetesautoimmune diabetes
Broader
diabetes mellitusDMautoimmune diseaseautoimmune disorder
Also see
type 1 diabetes

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