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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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

Unusually large quantities of urine may point to diseases like diabetes mellitus or hypothalamic tumors that cause diabetes insipidus.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

Electrolyte imbalances can occur in severe cases of diabetes insipidus.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

In diabetes insipidus there is constant thirst and an excessive flow of urine, which, however, is not found to contain any abnormal constituent.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 "Destructors" to "Diameter" by Various

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