meaning of mellitus
1. 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
Related Words
adult-onset diabetes mellitus | diabetes mellitus | insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus | ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus | ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus | maturity-onset diabetes mellitus | non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
