diabetes insipidus
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of diabetes insipidus
C18: New Latin, literally: insipid diabetes
Example Sentences
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Discuss why Ralph would be at higher risk for diabetes insipidus.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
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
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 quantities of urine may indicate diabetes insipidus or diabetes mellitus.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Polydipsia is an abnormal thirst; it may be seen in persons otherwise normal, or it may be associated with diseases—such as diabetes mellitus or diabetes insipidus.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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