What does diabetes insipidus mean?
• DIABETES INSIPIDUS (noun) The noun DIABETES INSIPIDUS has 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 Familiarity information: DIABETES INSIPIDUS used as a noun is very rare.