Hypernyms for "DM"

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Hypernyms

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adult-onset diabetes adult-onset diabetes mellitus autoimmune diabetes chemical diabetes growth-onset diabetes IDDM 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 NIDDM non-insulin-dependent diabetes non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus type I diabetes type II diabetes
What are hypernyms?

Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.

Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.

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