diabetes insipidus

/ ɪnˈsɪpɪdəs /

noun

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

C18: New Latin, literally: insipid diabetes

It is low in chronic interstitial nephritis, diabetes insipidus, and many functional nervous disorders.

It is usually much increased in chronic interstitial nephritis, diabetes insipidus, and diabetes mellitus.

This disease occurs in two forms—diabetes insipidus and diabetes mellitus.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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