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A disease that is characterized by frequent urination, excretion of large amounts of dilute URINE, and excessive THIRST. Etiologies of diabetes insipidus include deficiency of antidiuretic hormone (also known as ADH or VASOPRESSIN) secreted by the NEUROHYPOPHYSIS, impaired KIDNEY response to ADH, and impaired hypothalamic regulation of thirst.
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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- National Library of Medicine. Diabetes Insipidus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003919. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003919
- Diabetes Insipidus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes_insipidus
- Diabetes Insipidus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q220551