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pol·y·dip·si·a (p

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Excessive or abnormal thirst.

[poly- + Greek dipsa, thirst + -ia.]

poly·dipsic adj.

polydipsia [ˌpɒlɪˈdɪpsɪə]

(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol excessive thirst

[New Latin, from poly- + -dipsia, from Greek dipsa thirst]

polydipsic adj

polydipsia

extreme thirst; an abnormal and continuous craving for drink.

See also: Alcohol

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Noun

polydipsia - excessive thirst (as in cases of diabetes or kidney dysfunction)

thirst, thirstiness - a physiological need to drink

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

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