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IDDM vs diabetes mellitus

diabetes mellitus vs IDDM

IDDM and diabetes mellitus both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
IDDM Yes No No No
diabetes mellitus Yes No No No
As nouns, diabetes mellitus is a hypernym of IDDM; that is, diabetes mellitus is a word with a broader meaning than IDDM:
  • IDDM: 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
  • diabetes mellitus: diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria
Other hypernyms of IDDM include DM, autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder.
IDDM (noun) diabetes mellitus (noun)
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 diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria
Difference between IDDM and diabetes mellitus

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