diabetes insipidus

/ɪnˈsɪpɪdəs/

Definitions of diabetes insipidus

1. 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
   types:

   nephrogenic diabetes insipidus

   diabetes insipidus caused by a failure of the kidney to respond to normal levels of vasopressin

   type of:

   diabetes

   a polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood; any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessive urination and persistent thirst