autoimmune diabetes meaning
UK US /ˌɔˈtɔɪmjun ˌdaɪəˈbitiz/ 7 syllables
autoimmune 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.
Definition of autoimmune diabetes
- 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
Synonyms: type I diabetes, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, IDDM, juvenile-onset diabetes, juvenile diabetes, growth-onset diabetes, ketosis-prone diabetes, ketoacidosis-prone diabetes
Type of: diabetes mellitus, autoimmune disease
How to pronounce autoimmune diabetes
autoimmune diabetes is pronounced /ˌɔˈtɔɪmjun ˌdaɪəˈbitiz/ in American English. It has 7 syllables.
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