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Also known as excessive thirst

Polydipsia is excessive thirst or excess drinking. The word derives , which is derived . Polydipsia is a nonspecific symptom in various medical disorders. It also occurs as an abnormal behaviour in some non-human animals, such as in birds.

Key facts

Medical condition (new).name
Polydipsia
Medical condition (new).field
Endocrinology, psychiatry

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Research

4,251 papers

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
eating disorder
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WikiProject Medicine
medical examination
complete blood count
possible treatment
medication
opposite of
adipsia
ICD-9-CM
783.5
studied by
psychiatry
health specialty
clinical psychology
afflicts
Homo sapiens
ICPC 2 ID
T01
NCI Thesaurus ID
C50700
symptoms and signs
thirst
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