ALL meanings of diabetes insipidus
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D d - noun diabetes insipidus a disorder of the pituitary gland causing excessive thirst and excretion of large quantities of dilute urine 3
- noun diabetes insipidus a disorder caused by a pituitary deficiency and characterized by the heavy discharge of urine and intense thirst 3
- noun diabetes insipidus any of several disorders characterized by increased urine production. 1
- noun diabetes insipidus Also called diabetes mellitus [mel-i-tuh s, muh-lahy-] /ˈmɛl ɪ təs, məˈlaɪ-/ (Show IPA). a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism, usually occurring in genetically predisposed individuals, characterized by inadequate production or utilization of insulin and resulting in excessive amounts of glucose in the blood and urine, excessive thirst, weight loss, and in some cases progressive destruction of small blood vessels leading to such complications as infections and gangrene of the limbs or blindness. 1
- noun diabetes insipidus Also called type 1 diabetes, insulin-dependent diabetes, juvenile diabetes. a severe form of diabetes mellitus in which insulin production by the beta cells of the pancreas is impaired, usually resulting in dependence on externally administered insulin, the onset of the disease typically occurring before the age of 25. 1
- noun diabetes insipidus Also called type 2 diabetes, non-insulin-dependent diabetes, adult-onset diabetes, maturity-onset diabetes. a mild, sometimes asymptomatic form of diabetes mellitus characterized by diminished tissue sensitivity to insulin and sometimes by impaired beta cell function, exacerbated by obesity and often treatable by diet and exercise. 1
- noun diabetes insipidus Also called diabetes insipidus [in-sip-i-duh s] /ɪnˈsɪp ɪ dəs/ (Show IPA). increased urine production caused by inadequate secretion of vasopressin by the pituary gland. 1
- noun diabetes insipidus A disease characterized by excretion of large amount of severely diluted urine, which cannot be reduced when fluid intake is reduced. It is generally related to a tumor or insult to the pituitary gland, where the hormonal signals the pituitary gives to the kidneys break down, and the kidneys do not conserve water, but express all water as urine. This is a rather rare disease. 0