insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

NOUN
35 LETTERS · STARTS WITH I

insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus is a valid 35-letter word worth 41 points in Scrabble and 53 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
I1N1S1U1L1I1N1-0D2E1P3E1N1D2E1N1T1D2I1A1B3E1T1E1S1M3E1L1L1I1T1U1S1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =41 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 82TRIPLE WORD → 123
MEANING

What does insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

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.