diabetes mellitus

NOUN
17 LETTERS · 6 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D

diabetes mellitus is a valid 17-letter word worth 21 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2I1A1B3E1T1E1S1M3E1L1L1I1T1U1S1
2 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =21 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 42TRIPLE WORD → 63
MEANING

What does diabetes mellitus mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria.

“when doctors say `diabetes' they usually mean `diabetes mellitus'”

SYNONYMS
DM
BROADER
DIABETES
NARROWER
ADULT-ONSET DIABETES MELLITUSAUTOIMMUNE DIABETESCHEMICAL DIABETESGROWTH-ONSET DIABETESIDDMINSULIN-DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUSJUVENILE-ONSET DIABETESJUVENILE DIABETES