polydipsia

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noun

Excessive or abnormal thirst.

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β€œPatients with psychogenic polydipsia were driven to drink excessively: Sinks had to be disabled. Toilets drained. In the worst cases, like this one, the heart failed due to fluid overload.” Dustin Thomason; 12.21: A Novel; Dial Press; 2012.
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