polydipsia

uncountable

A medical term for excessive or abnormal thirst, often associated with conditions such as diabetes mellitus or kidney dysfunction.

• 🇷🇺Медицинский термин, обозначающий чрезмерную или патологическую жажду, часто связанную с такими состояниями, как сахарный диабет или дисфункция почек.

1. Excessive thirst C1 formal medical

   An abnormally strong and persistent feeling of thirst, often associated with medical conditions such as diabetes or kidney dysfunction.

   • The patient's polydipsia was a key symptom of his undiagnosed diabetes.
   • She was diagnosed with polydipsia after reporting constant thirst.
   • Polydipsia can be a side effect of certain medications.

   🇷🇺Чрезмерная жажда

• polydipsias plural form
• polydipsias' possessive plural form
• polydipsia's possessive singular form