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diabetes vs diabetes mellitus

diabetes mellitus vs diabetes

diabetes and diabetes mellitus both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
diabetes Yes No No No
diabetes mellitus Yes No No No
As nouns, diabetes mellitus is a hyponym of diabetes; that is, diabetes mellitus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than diabetes:
  • 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
  • diabetes mellitus: diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria
Other hyponyms of diabetes include DM, diabetes insipidus.
diabetes (noun) diabetes mellitus (noun)
a polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood; any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessive urination and persistent thirst diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria
Difference between diabetes and diabetes mellitus

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