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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









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