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polydipsia

polydipsia

1 9.9
A strong, constant feeling of being very thirsty that makes you drink a lot
  • noun
  • /ˌpɒlɪˈdɪpsɪə/
  • Specialized
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  • INDICATIONS OF HYPERCALCAEMIA: Nausea, Vomiting, Anorexia, Constipation, Polyuria, Polydipsia

But she kind of had a sort of a polydipsia or an urge to be drinking something a lot.

Examples

  • Initially, symptoms are of thirst, dry mouth, polydipsia, and polyuria, but they can progress to nausea and vomiting, abdominal or back pain, confusion, and coma.

    Academic text (2012)

  • And so you have the symptoms of polyuria, polydipsia polydipsy mean drinking all the time, thirsty all the time.

  • But she kind of had a sort of a polydipsia or an urge to be drinking something a lot.

    Andrew Huberman

  • Most side effects are dose- (plasma level) related and include mild gastrointestinal upset, fine tremor, polyuria, and polydipsia.

    Academic text (2012)

  • While it is acknowledged that corticosteroids pose a known risk of inducing laminitis in susceptible horses, what is often overlooked is their effect on body water regulation and capacity to increase urine output (polyuria/polydipsia).

    Blog text (25)

  • The patient reported experiencing polydipsia, feeling excessively thirsty throughout the day.

  • After being diagnosed with diabetes, he learned that polydipsia was one of the common symptoms.

  • Polydipsia can be a serious condition, indicating underlying health issues like diabetes or kidney disorders.

Synonyms

thirstiness
vspolydipsia
1.6

A strong need to drink because the body lacks water

is a medical excessive and abnormal need to drink linked to disease
insatiable thirst
vspolydipsia
7.0

A very strong wish for more that cannot be satisfied

is a clinical excessive need to drink associated with health disorders

How Thirsty

polydipsia
  • Specialized
1 9.9
thirst
62 1.0

Surface Forms

polydipsia singular
polydipsias plural

Morphology

polydipsia = dipsia (opaque) = poly + dips + ia

The prefix poly- is clear, but the base dipsia is a specialized classical medical form meaning thirst, so most learners cannot recover the full meaning from familiar English morphology.

Etymology

Polydipsia comes from Greek parts poly- meaning 'many' and -dipsia meaning 'thirst', so it literally says 'much thirst'. That's why polydipsia is the medical name for the excessive thirst you can see in diabetes or kidney problems.