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lypressin

lypressin

9.9
A man-made hormone medicine that helps the body keep water and make less urine, used for diabetes insipidus
  • noun
  • /laɪˈprɛsɪn/
  • Specialized
: lipresina
  • Lypressin is administered as a nasal spray to manage symptoms of diabetes insipidus.

Examples

  • Doctors may prescribe lypressin when the body does not produce enough antidiuretic hormone.

  • Lypressin helps to control excessive urination.

  • Adverse effects of lypressin can include irritation in the nasal passages.

  • The doctor prescribed lypressin for her condition.

  • Lypressin is taken as a nasal spray to treat diabetes insipidus and reduce excessive thirst.

  • The doctor recommended lypressin to help manage her diabetes insipidus symptoms.

  • Patients with diabetes insipidus often benefit from lypressin, which decreases urination.

Surface Forms

lypressin singular
lypressins plural

Etymology

The word lypressin comes from lysine, a protein building block, and vasopressin, the natural hormone that helps the body 'hold water' and control blood 'pressure'. So lypressin is a man-made form of that hormone used as a medicine when the body loses too much water, as in diabetes insipidus.