Term Name: | gestational diabetes insipidus |
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Synonyms: | transient diabetes insipidus of pregnancy |
Definition: | A diabetes insipidus that is characterized by progressively rising levels of placental vasopressinase throughout pregnancy, resulting in decreased endogenous vasopressin and resulting hypotonic polyuria worsening through the pregnancy. |
Ontology: | Human Disease [DOID:0081057] ( DOID:0081057 ) |