dm (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *DM / dm*:
NOUN	state	DM, diabetes mellitus	diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria
NOUN	quantity	dm, decimeter, decimetre	a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter

English > DM: 2 senses > noun 1, state
Meaning	diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria.
Synonym	diabetes mellitus
Narrower	latent diabetes, chemical diabetes	A mild form of diabetes mellitus in which there are no overt symptoms but there are abnormal responses to some diagnostic procedures
	type II diabetes, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, NIDDM, non-insulin-dependent diabetes, ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus, ketosis-resistant diabetes, ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus, ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes, adult-onset diabetes mellitus, adult-onset diabetes, maturity-onset diabetes mellitus, maturity-onset diabetes, mature-onset diabetes	mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults
	type I diabetes, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, IDDM, juvenile-onset diabetes, juvenile diabetes, growth-onset diabetes, ketosis-prone diabetes, ketoacidosis-prone diabetes, autoimmune diabetes	severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset
Broader	diabetes	A polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood
Spanish	diabetes mélitus, diabetes mellitus, diabetes, diabetes sacarina
Catalan	diabetis mellitus, diabetis sacarina

English > dm: 2 senses > noun 2, quantity
Meaning	A metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter.
Synonyms	decimeter, decimetre
Part of	meter, metre, m	The basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
Parts	centimeter, centimetre, cm	A metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter
Broader	metric linear unit	A linear unit of distance in metric terms
Spanish	decímetro, dm
Catalan	decímetre, dm

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