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non-insulin-dependent 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}, {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}, {maturity-onset diabetes}, {mature-onset
diabetes}]