1. (noun) 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; 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
Synonyms: autoimmune diabetes, ketosis-prone diabetes, ketoacidosis-prone diabetes, juvenile-onset diabetes, growth-onset diabetes, juvenile diabetes, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, type I diabetes
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Synonyms and Antonyms of IDDM 
