Dipsosis
/dɪpˈsoʊsɪs/noun
An abnormal or excessive thirst.
Did you know?Dipsosis is built from Greek dipsa, meaning “thirst,” the same root behind the medical term diphtheria’s older confusion with “thick, thirsty” imagery in ancient disease naming traditions.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
δίψα (dípsa)
“thirst”
Ancient Greek
Greek
δίψωσις (dípsōsis)
“a state of thirst; excessive thirst”
Late Latin / Medical Latin
Latin
dipsosis
“medical thirst condition”
Modern English
English
dipsosis
“abnormal or excessive thirst”
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