diabetes in·sip·i·dus 
(ĭn-sĭpĭ-dəs)
(ĭn-sĭpĭ-dəs)n.
A chronic disorder marked by excessive urination and usually intense thirst and dehydration, caused either by insufficient production or release of the pituitary hormone vasopressin or by inability of the kidneys to respond effectively to vasopressin.
[New Latin diabētēs īnsipidus, literally, insipid diabetes (so called because the urine of those suffering from the disease lacks the sweet taste characteristic of diabetes mellitus) : Medieval Latin diabētēs, diabetes; see DIABETES + Latin īnsipidus, insipid; see INSIPID.]
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