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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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