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polydipsia

NOUN
  1. excessive thirst (as in cases of diabetes or kidney dysfunction)

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  • A history of diabetic symptoms such as polydipsia, polyuria and weight loss may sometimes, but not always, be present.
  • Patients usually present during the first year of life with polyuria, polydipsia, dehydration, acidosis, and failure to thrive.
  • In the dog the blood sugar rises from normal to 150 to 300 mg per cent; there is glycosuria; ketonemia and ketonuria increase; and there is polyuria and polydipsia. Bernardo Houssay - Nobel Lecture
  • About the middle of March, 1917, he suddenly developed polyuria, polyphagia, and polydipsia, and lost fourteen pounds in weight in a fortnight. Frederick G. Banting - Nobel Lecture
  • In the dog the blood sugar rises from normal to 150 to 300 mg per cent; there is glycosuria; ketonemia and ketonuria increase; and there is polyuria and polydipsia. Bernardo Houssay - Nobel Lecture
  • The most important renal effects are polydipsia and polyuria resulting from nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, and nephrolithiasis resulting from hypercalciuria.
  • In Type 1 diabetes, the classic symptoms are excessive secretion of urine (polyuria), thirst (polydipsia), weight loss and a feeling of lassitude. Chapter 2
  • About the middle of March, 1917, he suddenly developed polyuria, polyphagia, and polydipsia, and lost fourteen pounds in weight in a fortnight. Frederick G. Banting - Nobel Lecture
  • Many instances could be quoted, some in which extreme cases of polydipsia and bulimia developed; these can be readily attributed to the increased call for liquids and food. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
  • In Type 1 diabetes, the classic symptoms are excessive secretion of urine (polyuria), thirst (polydipsia), weight loss and a feeling of lassitude. Chapter 2
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