mature-onset diabetes

NOUN
21 LETTERS · STARTS WITH M

mature-onset diabetes is a valid 21-letter word worth 24 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
M3A1T1U1R1E1-0O1N1S1E1T1D2I1A1B3E1T1E1S1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =24 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 48TRIPLE WORD → 72
MEANING

What does mature-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 DIABETESADULT-ONSET DIABETES MELLITUSKETOACIDOSIS-RESISTANT DIABETESKETOACIDOSIS-RESISTANT DIABETES MELLITUSKETOSIS-RESISTANT DIABETESKETOSIS-RESISTANT DIABETES MELLITUSMATURITY-ONSET DIABETESMATURITY-ONSET DIABETES MELLITUS
BROADER
DIABETES MELLITUSDM