diabetes insipidus
diabetes insipidus noun: a disease characterized by excretion of large amounts of severely diluted urine, which cannot be reduced when fluid intake is reduced.
Noun
diabetes insipidus (uncountable)
- A disease characterized by excretion of large amounts of severely diluted urine, which cannot be reduced when fluid intake is reduced.
diabetes insipidus meaning in Tamil, Indonesian and Thai
diabetes insipidus in Tamil
- கூடுதல் சிறுநீர்க் கழிப்பு நோய், நீரிழிவுநோய், வெற்று நீரிழிவு, வெல்லமில்லாதநீரிழிவு, நீர்நீரிழிவு, கழிநீரிழிவு
diabetes insipidus in Indonesian
- Disease
- diabetes insipidus
diabetes insipidus in Thai
- Disease
- เบาจืด
Origin of diabetes insipidus
Learned borrowing from Latin diabetes insipidus (“tasteless diabetes”), as opposed to diabetes mellitus (“sweet diabetes”) because of the absence of glucose in urine in the former.
Questions about diabetes insipidus
- What does diabetes insipidus mean?
- Diabetes insipidus means a disease characterized by excretion of large amounts of severely diluted urine, which cannot be reduced when fluid intake is reduced.
- What is diabetes insipidus in Tamil?
- Diabetes insipidus in Tamil is கூடுதல் சிறுநீர்க் கழிப்பு நோய், நீரிழிவுநோய், வெற்று நீரிழிவு. See Diabetes insipidus meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is diabetes insipidus?
- Diabetes insipidus is a noun.
Words near diabetes insipidus in the dictionary
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