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Meaning of POLYDIPSIA

Pronunciation:  `pâlee'dipseeu

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  excessive thirst (as in cases of diabetes or kidney dysfunction)
 
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 See Also: diabetes, thirst

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pol`y*dip"si*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. poly`s much + ?
thirst.] (Med.)
Excessive and constant thirst occasioned by disease.
 
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Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: A great thirst that lasts for long periods of time; a sign of diabetes.
 
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