DM — synonyms, definition

1. DM (Noun)

4 synonyms
decimeter decimetre diabetes mellitus sugar diabetes
2 definitions

DM (Noun) — A metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter.

DM (Noun) — Diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria. ex. "when doctors say 'diabetes' they usually mean 'DM'"

2 types of
diabetes metric linear unit
24 types
IDDM NIDDM adult-onset diabetes adult-onset diabetes mellitus autoimmune diabetes chemical diabetes growth-onset diabetes insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus juvenile diabetes juvenile-onset diabetes ketoacidosis-prone diabetes ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus ketosis-prone diabetes ketosis-resistant diabetes ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus latent diabetes mature-onset diabetes maturity-onset diabetes maturity-onset diabetes mellitus • • •
3 parts
Cm centimeter centimetre
3 parts of
m meter metre