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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Polydipsia
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Polidipsia
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Polidipsia
Synonyms
English
:
Polydipsias
Tree Number:
C23.550.759
C23.888.663
Definition
English
:
Excessive
thirst
manifested by excessive fluid intake. It is characteristic of many
diseases
such as
DIABETES MELLITUS
;
DIABETES INSIPIDUS
; and NEPHROGENIC
DIABETES INSIPIDUS
. The condition may be psychogenic in origin.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
Do not confuse with
POLYDIPSIA
, PSYCHOGENIC
See Related
English
:
Thirst
History Note
English
:
2012
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
54543
Unique Identifier:
D059606
Occurrence in VHL
:
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