diabetes in·sip·i·dus ( n-sp -d s)n. A chronic metabolic disorder characterized by intense thirst and excessive urination, caused by a deficiency of the pituitary hormone vasopressin. [New Latin diab  ts  nsipidus : Latin diabts, diabetes + Latin nsipidus, insipid.] |
diabetes insipidus [ɪnˈsɪpɪdəs]
n
(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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| Noun | 1. | 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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