HyperDic: polydipsia

English > 1 sense of the word polydipsia:
NOUNstatepolydipsiaexcessive thirst (as in cases of diabetes or kidney dysfunction)
English > polydipsia: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaningexcessive thirst (as in cases of diabetes or kidney dysfunction).
Part ofdiabetesA polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood
Broaderthirst, thirstinessA physiological need to drink
Spanishpolidipsia
Catalanpolidipsia, polidípsia

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