maturity-onset diabetes

NOUN
23 LETTERS · STARTS WITH M

maturity-onset diabetes is a valid 23-letter word worth 29 points in Scrabble and 32 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
M3A1T1U1R1I1T1Y4-0O1N1S1E1T1D2I1A1B3E1T1E1S1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =29 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 58TRIPLE WORD → 87
MEANING

What does maturity-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 MELLITUSMATURE-ONSET DIABETESMATURITY-ONSET DIABETES MELLITUS
BROADER
DIABETES MELLITUSDM