Diabetes insipidus
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| Diabetes insipidus | |
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| Term | Diabetes insipidus |
| Short definition | Diabetes insipidus - (pronounced) (dy-uh-BEE-teez in-SIH-pih-dus) condition in which a person is very thirsty and produces large amounts of urine. The most common types of diabetes insipidus are central diabetes insipidus (a disease of the pituitary gland) and nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (kidney failure). |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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Diabetes insipidus - (pronounced) (dy-uh-BEE-teez in-SIH-pih-dus) condition in which a person is very thirsty and produces large amounts of urine. The most common types of diabetes insipidus are central diabetes insipidus (a disease of the pituitary gland) and nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (kidney failure). Diabetes insipidus is not related to diabetes mellitus, which is more common
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