hypodipsia

hypodipsia

 [hi″po-dip´se-ah] abnormally diminished thirst.

hy·po·dip·si·a

(hī'pō-dip'sē-ă), A physiologic condition, perhaps caused by hypertonicity of body fluids, insufficient to initiate drinking but at times sufficient to sustain drinking when started; loosely, oligodipsia. Synonym(s): insensible thirst, subliminal thirst [hypo- + G. dipsa, thirst]

hy·po·dip·si·a

(hī'pō-dip'sē-ă) A reduced sense of thirst; a physiologic condition, perhaps caused by hypertonicity of body fluids; loosely, oligodipsia. [hypo- + G. dipsa, thirst]

hy·po·dip·si·a

(hī'pō-dip'sē-ă) Physiologic condition, perhaps caused by hypertonicity of body fluids, insufficient to initiate drinking but at times sufficient to sustain drinking when started; loosely, oligodipsia. [hypo- + G. dipsa, thirst]