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Diabetes insipidus - 3 dictionary results

di⋅a⋅be⋅tes

[dahy-uh-bee-tis, -teez]
–noun Pathology.
1. any of several disorders characterized by increased urine production.
2. Also called diabe⋅tes mel⋅li⋅tus [mel-i-tuhs, muh-lahy-] . a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism, usually occurring in genetically predisposed individuals, characterized by inadequate production or utilization of insulin and resulting in excessive amounts of glucose in the blood and urine, excessive thirst, weight loss, and in some cases progressive destruction of small blood vessels leading to such complications as infections and gangrene of the limbs or blindness.
3. Also called Type I diabetes, insulin-dependent diabetes, juvenile diabetes. a severe form of diabetes mellitus in which insulin production by the beta cells of the pancreas is impaired, usually resulting in dependence on externally administered insulin, the onset of the disease typically occurring before the age of 25.
4. Also called Type II diabetes, non-insulin-dependent diabetes, adult-onset diabetes, maturity-onset diabetes. a mild, sometimes asymptomatic form of diabetes mellitus characterized by diminished tissue sensitivity to insulin and sometimes by impaired beta cell function, exacerbated by obesity and often treatable by diet and exercise.
5. Also called diabe⋅tes in⋅sip⋅i⋅dus [in-sip-i-duhs] . increased urine production caused by inadequate secretion of vasopressin by the pituary gland.

Origin:
1555–65; < NL, L < Gk, equiv. to diabē- (var. s. of diabaínein to go through, pass over, equiv. to dia- dia- + baínein to pass) + -tēs agent suffix
diabetes in·sip·i·dus     (ĭn-sĭp'ĭ-dəs)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A chronic metabolic disorder characterized by intense thirst and excessive urination, caused by a deficiency of the pituitary hormone vasopressin.


[New Latin diabētēs īnsipidus : Latin diabētēs, diabetes + Latin īnsipidus, insipid.]

diabetes insipidus

noun
a rare form of diabetes resulting from a deficiency of vasopressin (the pituitary hormone that regulates the kidneys); characterized by the chronic excretion of large amounts of pale dilute urine which results in dehydration and extreme thirst 

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