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diabetes insipidus

/ ɪnˈsɪpɪdəs /

noun

  1. a disorder of the pituitary gland causing excessive thirst and excretion of large quantities of dilute urine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of diabetes insipidus1

C18: New Latin, literally: insipid diabetes
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Example Sentences

It is low in chronic interstitial nephritis, diabetes insipidus, and many functional nervous disorders.

It is usually much increased in chronic interstitial nephritis, diabetes insipidus, and diabetes mellitus.

This disease occurs in two forms—diabetes insipidus and diabetes mellitus.

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