juvenile diabetes meaning

UK /ˈdʒuːvənaɪl ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz/ US /ˈdʒuvənəl ˌdaɪəˈbitiz/ 7 syllables

juvenile 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 juvenile diabetes

  1. 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, growth-onset diabetes, ketosis-prone diabetes, ketoacidosis-prone diabetes, autoimmune diabetes

    Type of: diabetes mellitus, autoimmune disease

How to pronounce juvenile diabetes

juvenile diabetes is pronounced /ˈdʒuːvənaɪl ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz/ in British English and /ˈdʒuvənəl ˌdaɪəˈbitiz/ in American English. It has 7 syllables.

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