English noun: diabetes insipidus | |||
1. | diabetes insipidus (state) 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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | diabetes | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | nephrogenic diabetes insipidus | ||