s, a, b, d, e, l, m, t, i, u are letters that make 'diabetes mellitus'
el, ell, AB, ab, IT, te, DIA, be, abet, diabetes, EL, lit, li, bet, US, IA, ME, Elli, Be, Es, Li, Te, Ab are words within 'diabetes mellitus'
1 possible definitions for 'diabetes mellitus'
Under this definition, diabetes mellitus is a noun and has the following properties:
DM has the same meaning as diabetes mellitus
'diabetes mellitus' can be a type of diabetes.
type I diabetes, type II diabetes, maturity-onset diabetes mellitus, mature-onset diabetes, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, IDDM, juvenile-onset diabetes, juvenile diabetes, growth-onset diabetes, ketosis-prone diabetes, ketoacidosis-prone diabetes, autoimmune 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, latent diabetes, chemical diabetes are types of 'diabetes mellitus'.
"when doctors say `diabetes' they usually mean `diabetes mellitus'"