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Definition of Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
1. Noun. Diabetes insipidus caused by a failure of the kidney to respond to normal levels of vasopressin.
Generic synonyms: Diabetes Insipidus
Medical Definition of Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
1. Diabetes insipidus due to inability of the kidney tubules to respond to antidiuretic hormone; X-linked inheritance, with full expression in males and partial defect in heterozygous females. Synonym: vasopressin-resistant diabetes. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus
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