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PRONUNCIATION:

(paw-lee-DIP-see-uh)

MEANING:

noun: Excessive or abnormal thirst.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Greek poly- (much, many) + dipsa (thirst). Earliest documented use: 1661.

USAGE:

“Patients with psychogenic polydipsia were driven to drink excessively: Sinks had to be disabled. Toilets drained. In the worst cases, like this one, the heart failed due to fluid overload.”
Dustin Thomason; 12.21: A Novel; Dial Press; 2012.

See more usage examples of polydipsia in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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