adult-onset diabetes

NOUN
20 LETTERS · STARTS WITH A

adult-onset diabetes is a valid 20-letter word worth 22 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1D2U1L1T1-0O1N1S1E1T1D2I1A1B3E1T1E1S1
1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =22 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 44TRIPLE WORD → 66
MEANING

What does adult-onset diabetes mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
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.

SYNONYMS
ADULT-ONSET DIABETES MELLITUSKETOACIDOSIS-RESISTANT DIABETESKETOACIDOSIS-RESISTANT DIABETES MELLITUSKETOSIS-RESISTANT DIABETESKETOSIS-RESISTANT DIABETES MELLITUSMATURE-ONSET DIABETESMATURITY-ONSET DIABETESMATURITY-ONSET DIABETES MELLITUS
BROADER
DIABETES MELLITUSDM