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Noun: diabetes insipidus
  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 type 1

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