"Diabetes Insipidus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D003919
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C12.777.419.135 C13.351.968.419.135 C19.700.159
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