NIDDM

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  NIDDM
       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}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes}, {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}]