diabetes insipidus
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of diabetes insipidus
C18: New Latin, literally: insipid diabetes
Example Sentences
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Chronic underproduction of ADH or a mutation in the ADH receptor results in diabetes insipidus.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
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
Electrolyte imbalances can occur in severe cases of diabetes insipidus.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
In chronic Bright’s disease and diabetes insipidus, the specific gravity is low.
From Dietetics for Nurses by Proudfit, Fairfax T.
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