Home
Class 11
BIOLOGY
What is diabetes insipidus?...

What is diabetes insipidus?

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

Diabetes insipidus is a condition of the body characterised by polydipsia(excessive thirst), polyuria (excessive and frequent urination) and diuresis ( output of large volume of urine) without preesence of sugar in urine and the disease occurs due to dificiency of ADH secretion.
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • EXCRETORY PRODUCTS AND THEIR ELIMINATION

    SANTRA PUBLICATION|Exercise (Differentiation)|6 Videos

  • EXCRETORY PRODUCTS AND THEIR ELIMINATION

    SANTRA PUBLICATION|Exercise (Long Answer type Questions)|10 Videos

  • EXCRETORY PRODUCTS AND THEIR ELIMINATION

    SANTRA PUBLICATION|Exercise (Very short Answer type Questions)|37 Videos

  • DIGESTION AND ABSORPTION

    SANTRA PUBLICATION|Exercise NCERT QUESTIONS|9 Videos

  • MINERAL NUTRITION

    SANTRA PUBLICATION|Exercise NCERT QUESTIONS|13 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

When does sugar appears in the urine? What is the casue of diabetes insipidus?

Write the causes of Dwarfism, Diabetes insipidus, Goitre, Diabetes mellitus?

Name the hormone whose deficiency causes diabetes insipidus.

Write differences in between Diabetes mellitus and diabetes insipidus-with following characters- cause, types of urine.

What is diabetes melllitus?

What is ACTH? From which gland it is secreted ? What is diabetes mellitus?

What is diabetes mellitus?

Write the causes of each disease- Diabetes insipidus

What do you mean by Diabetes Insipidus?

Diabetes Mellitus and Diabetes Insipidus.