diabetes insipidus

British

/ ɪnˈsɪpɪdəs /

noun

a disorder of the pituitary gland causing excessive thirst and excretion of large quantities of dilute urine

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Etymology

Origin of diabetes insipidus

C18: New Latin, literally: insipid diabetes

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Furthermore, in the rare familial neurodegenerative disease diabetes insipidus, amyloid aggregation of the prohormone provasopressin in the endoplasmic reticulum causes endoplasmic reticulum stress that results in cellular death111.

From Nature • Nov. 8, 2016

Electrolyte imbalances can occur in severe cases of diabetes insipidus.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Both diabetes mellitus and diabetes insipidus produce large urine volumes, but how would other characteristics of the urine differ between the two diseases?

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Excessive urine production is polyuria, which may be due to diabetes mellitus or diabetes insipidus.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

This salt-free diet has been recommended not only in nephritis and heart disease, but also in diabetes insipidus and in epilepsy.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)

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