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1. A rare form of diabetes resulting from a deficiency of vasopressin (the pituitary hormone that regulates the kidneys); characterized by the chronic excretion of large amounts of pale dilute urine which results in dehydration and extreme thirst

Type of: diabetes

Encyclopedia: Diabetes insipidus, nephrogenic, recessive type Diabetes insipidus, nephrogenic, dominant type Diabetes insipidus Diabetes insipidus, nephrogenic type 3 Diabetes insipidus, nephrogenic type 2 Diabetes insipidus, nephrogenic type 1