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diabetes insipidus definition

diabetes in·sipi·dus (in sip′i dəs)

a disorder caused by a pituitary deficiency and characterized by the heavy discharge of urine and intense thirst

Etymology: ModL, lit., insipid diabetes

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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