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Juvenile 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

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Autoimmune diabetes noun · 86% connection

severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss an…

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Growth-onset diabetes noun · 86% connection

severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss an…

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IDDM noun · 86% connection

severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss an…

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Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus noun · 86% connection

severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss an…

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Juvenile-onset diabetes noun · 86% connection

severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss an…

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Ketoacidosis-prone diabetes noun · 86% connection

severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss an…

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Ketosis-prone diabetes noun · 86% connection

severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss an…

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Type I diabetes noun · 86% connection

severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss an…

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Ankylosing spondylitis noun · 85% connection

a chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosis

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Atrophic arthritis noun · 85% connection

a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack o…

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Autoimmune disease noun · 85% connection

any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce…

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Autoimmune disorder noun · 85% connection

any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce…

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Marie-Strumpell disease noun · 85% connection

a chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosis

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Rheumatism noun · 85% connection

a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack o…

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Rheumatoid Arthritis noun · 85% connection

a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack o…

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Rheumatoid factor noun · 85% connection

autoantibody that is usually present in the serum of people with rheumatoid arthritis

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Rheumatoid spondylitis noun · 85% connection

a chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosis

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Dermatosclerosis noun · 84% connection

an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin

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Acetonemia noun · 78% connection

an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus

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Acetonuria noun · 78% connection

excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation

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Adult-onset diabetes noun · 78% connection

mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or othe…

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Adult-onset diabetes mellitus noun · 78% connection

mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or othe…

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Antidiabetic noun · 78% connection

a drug used to treat diabetes mellitus

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Antidiabetic drug noun · 78% connection

a drug used to treat diabetes mellitus

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Assault noun · 78% connection

A violent onset or attack with physical means, as blows, weapons, etc.; an onslaught; the rush or charge of an attacking force; onset;…

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Chemical diabetes noun · 78% connection

a mild form of diabetes mellitus in which there are no overt symptoms but there are abnormal responses to some diagnostic procedures

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Diabetes noun · 78% connection

a polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood; any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessi…

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Diabetes mellitus noun · 78% connection

diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria; "when doctors say ‘diabetes’ they usual…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: severe, diabetes, mellitus, early, onset.
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Diuresis noun · 78% connection

increased secretion of urine; if not due to increased liquid intake or to the action of a diuretic drug it can be a symptom of diabete…

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DM noun · 78% connection

diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria; "when doctors say ‘diabetes’ they usual…

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