diabetes insipidus

NOUN
18 LETTERS · 7 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D

diabetes insipidus is a valid 18-letter word worth 23 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2I1A1B3E1T1E1S1I1N1S1I1P3I1D2U1S1
2 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 =23 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 46TRIPLE WORD → 69
MEANING

What does diabetes insipidus mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A rare form of diabetes resulting from a deficiency of vasopressin (the pituitary hormone that regulates the kidneys); characterized by the chronic excretion of large amounts of pale dilute urine which results in dehydration and extreme thirst.

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