- polydipsia
- noun Etymology: New Latin, from poly- + Greek dipsa thirst Date: 1660 excessive or abnormal thirst • polydipsic adjective
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Polydipsia — Pol y*dip si*a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. poly s much + ? thirst.] (Med.) Excessive and constant thirst occasioned by disease. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
polydipsia — (n.) 1650s, from Gk. polydipsios very thirsty, from poly (see POLY (Cf. poly )) + dipsa thirst … Etymology dictionary
Polydipsia — SignSymptom infobox Name = Polydipsia ICD10 = ICD10|R|63|1|r|50 ICD9 = ICD9|783.5 Polydipsia is a medical symptom in which the patient drinks abnormally large amounts of fluids. The word derives from the Greek πολυδιψία , the feminine of… … Wikipedia
polydipsia — n. abnormally intense thirst, leading to the drinking of large quantities of fluid. This is a symptom typical of diabetes mellitus and diabetes insipidus but it can occur in the absence of any metabolic abnormality (psychogenic polydipsia). See… … The new mediacal dictionary
polydipsia — /pol ee dip see euh/, n. Med. excessive thirst. [1650 60; < NL < Gk polydíps(ios) very thirsty (poly POLY + díps(a) thirst + ios adj. suffix) + ia IA] * * * … Universalium
polydipsia — noun Excessive and constant thirst occasioned by disease … Wiktionary
polydipsia — Excessive thirst that is relatively prolonged. [poly + G. dipsa, thirst] hysterical p. SYN: psychogenic p.. psychogenic p. excessive fluid consumption resulting from a disorder of the personality, without demonstrable organic lesion. SYN:… … Medical dictionary
polydipsia — n. excessive thirst … English contemporary dictionary
polydipsia — [ˌpɒlɪ dɪpsɪə] noun Medicine abnormally great thirst. Origin C17: from Gk poludipsios very thirsty , based on dipsa thirst … English new terms dictionary
polydipsia — poly·dip·sia … English syllables
