Term: type ii diabetes: 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
Candidate hypernym: diabetes: a polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood; any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessive urination and persistent thirst → 1
Candidate hypernym: glacier lily: dogtooth violet of western North America having bright yellow flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: flask: bottle that has a narrow neck → 0
Candidate hypernym: bassine: coarse leaf fiber from palmyra palms used in making brushes and brooms → 0
Candidate hypernym: bargaining: the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement → 0
Candidate hypernym: apar: South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates → 0
Candidate hypernym: police: the force of policemen and officers → 0
Candidate hypernym: roaster: flesh of a large young chicken over 3 1/2 lb suitable for roasting → 0
Candidate hypernym: silicic acid: a jellylike substance (hydrated silica) → 0
Candidate hypernym: slate: a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers → 0
Candidate hypernym: letter: owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire → 0