| NOUN | state | diabetes insipidus | a rare form of diabetes resulting from a deficiency of vasopressin (the pituitary hormone that regulates the kidneys) |
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| Meaning | 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 / extreme thirst. | |
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| Narrower | nephrogenic diabetes insipidus | diabetes insipidus caused by a failure of the kidney to respond to normal levels of vasopressin |
| Broader | diabetes | A polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood |
| Spanish | diabetes de Cullen, diabetes insípida | |
| Catalan | diabetis insípida | |
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