non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

NOUN
39 LETTERS · STARTS WITH N

non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus is a valid 39-letter word worth 44 points in Scrabble and 58 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
N1O1N1-0I1N1S1U1L1I1N1-0D2E1P3E1N1D2E1N1T1D2I1A1B3E1T1E1S1M3E1L1L1I1T1U1S1
1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =44 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 88TRIPLE WORD → 132
MEANING

What does non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus 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
BROADER
DIABETES MELLITUSDM