Central diabetes insipidus

diabetes in·sip·i·dus (

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A chronic metabolic disorder characterized by intense thirst and excessive urination, caused by a deficiency of the pituitary hormone vasopressin.

[New Latin diabts nsipidus : Latin diabts, diabetes + Latin nsipidus, insipid.]

diabetes insipidus [ɪnˈsɪpɪdəs]

(Medicine / Pathology) a disorder of the pituitary gland causing excessive thirst and excretion of large quantities of dilute urine

[New Latin, literally: insipid diabetes]

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diabetes insipidus - a rare form of diabetes resulting from a deficiency of vasopressin (the pituitary hormone that regulates the kidneys); characterized by the chronic excretion of large amounts of pale dilute urine which results in dehydration and extreme thirst

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

nephrogenic diabetes insipidus - diabetes insipidus caused by a failure of the kidney to respond to normal levels of vasopressin

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antidiuretic
antidiuretic drug
diabetes
Hand-Schuller-Christian disease
histiocytosis
hypernatremia
hyponatremia
lypressin
nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
pressor
Schuller-Christian disease
vasoconstrictive
vasoconstrictor

The central diabetes insipidus may be transient, occurring after neurosurgery or other trauma on or near the pituitary gland, or it may be chronic.

Desmopressin (dDAVP) incident signals the need for enhanced ... by Campigotto, Mary Jane; Koczmara, Christine; Greenall, Julie; Hyland, Sylvia / Dynamics

Teva's Desmopressin Acetate Tablets are the AB-rated generic equivalent of Aventis' DDAVP(R) Tablets, a product indicated for management of central diabetes insipidus, temporary polyuria and polydipsia following head trauma or surgery in the pituitary region, and primary nocturnal enuresis.

Teva Announces Approval of Desmopressin Acetate Tablets by Business Wire

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