Menu
Home
People
Places
Arts
History
Plants & Animals
Science
Life & Culture
Technology
Reference.org
Polydipsia
open-in-new
<p>Polydipsia is excessive <a href="/facts/Thirst/bVLNkyqR">thirst</a> or excess drinking. The word derives from <a href="/facts/Greek_language/pzDd6eIz">Greek</a> <i> </i>πολυδίψιος<i> (<i>poludípsios</i>)</i> 'very thirsty', which is derived from <a href="/facts/Ancient_Greek_language/LIK7NlUh">Ancient Greek</a> <i> </i>πολύς<i> (<i>polús</i>)</i> 'much, many' and <i> </i>δίψα<i> (<i>dípsa</i>)</i> 'thirst'. Polydipsia is a nonspecific <a href="/facts/Symptom/BzP6MrTN">symptom</a> in various medical disorders. It also occurs as an <a href="/facts/List_of_abnormal_behaviours_in_animals/J6A5bJwH">abnormal behaviour in some non-human animals</a>, such as <a href="/facts/Polydipsia_in_birds/PbS5p8xM">in birds</a>. </p>