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■ noun a rare form of diabetes caused by a deficiency of the pituitary hormone vasopressin, which regulates kidney function.
Origin
C19: from diabetes + L. insipidus 'insipid'.
[ ɪn'sɪpɪdəs ]
■ noun a rare form of diabetes caused by a deficiency of the pituitary hormone vasopressin, which regulates kidney function.
Origin
C19: from diabetes + L. insipidus 'insipid'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004