polydipsia

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noun

Excessive and constant thirst, caused by disease.

Similar
anadipsia
OriginEnglish poly- ← Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) ← Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús →
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Meanings

nounpolydipsia (usually uncountable, plural polydipsias)

plural polydipsias

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineExcessive and constant thirst, caused by disease.

    Synonyms: anadipsia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounExcessive and constant thirst, caused by disease.

Similar
anadipsia
Also see
anadipsia

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Englishpolydipsia

From poly- + -dipsia.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 多渴症
  • 多渴症 (duōkězhèng)excessive thirst
Finnish vesijuoppous, polydipsia
  • vesijuoppousexcessive thirst
  • polydipsiaexcessive thirst
French polydipsie
  • polydipsieexcessive thirst
Italian polydipsia
  • polydipsiaexcessive thirst
Polish polidypsja
  • polidypsjaexcessive thirst
Portuguese polydipsia
  • polydipsiaexcessive thirst
Spanish polydipsia
  • polydipsiaexcessive thirst
Cite this entry
APA

polydipsia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polydipsia

MLA

“polydipsia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polydipsia. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polydipsia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polydipsia.

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