WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

adult-onset diabetes mellitus
    n 1: mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in
         adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or
         menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by
         diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
         [syn: 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]