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DM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("dm" is a kind of...):
metric linear unit (a linear unit of distance in metric terms)
Meronyms (parts of "dm"):
centimeter; centimetre; cm (a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter)
Holonyms ("dm" is a part of...):
m; meter; metre (the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria
Example:
when doctors say 'diabetes' they usually mean 'diabetes mellitus'
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("DM" is a kind of...):
diabetes (a polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood; any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessive urination and persistent thirst)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "DM"):
autoimmune diabetes; growth-onset diabetes; IDDM; insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; juvenile-onset diabetes; juvenile diabetes; ketoacidosis-prone diabetes; ketosis-prone diabetes; type I diabetes (severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin injections are required to control the disease)
adult-onset diabetes; adult-onset diabetes mellitus; ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes; ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus; ketosis-resistant diabetes; ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus; mature-onset diabetes; maturity-onset diabetes; maturity-onset diabetes mellitus; NIDDM; non-insulin-dependent diabetes; non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; type II diabetes (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)
chemical diabetes; latent diabetes (a mild form of diabetes mellitus in which there are no overt symptoms but there are abnormal responses to some diagnostic procedures)
