polydipsia
English
Etymology
From
poly-
+
-dipsia
.
Noun
polydipsia
(
usually uncountable
,
plural
polydipsias
)
(
medicine
)
Excessive
and constant
thirst
, caused by disease.
Synonym:
anadipsia
Derived terms
polydipsic
Translations
excessive thirst
—
see also
anadipsia
Chinese:
Mandarin:
多渴症
(
duōkězhèng
)
Finnish:
vesijuoppous
,
polydipsia
French:
polydipsie
(fr)
f
Italian:
polydipsia
f
Portuguese:
polydipsia
f
Spanish:
polydipsia
f