- adipsy
- adipsy Med.
(ˈædɪpsɪ)[f. as prec. + -y3.]Absence of thirst.Webster cites Dunglison.
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Adipsy — Ad ip*sy, n. [Gr. ? not thirsty; a priv. + ? thirst.] (Med.) Absence of thirst. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adipsy — n. lack of thirst. ♦ adipsous, a. Medicine, quenching thirst … Dictionary of difficult words
adipsia, adipsy — Absence of thirst or the lack of desire to drink. [G. a priv. + dipsa, thirst] … Medical dictionary
a- — 1. prefix not, without (amoral; agnostic; apetalous). Etymology: Gk a , or L f. Gk, or F f. L f. Gk 2. prefix implying motion onward or away, adding intensity to verbs of motion (arise; awake). Etymology: OE a , orig. ar 3. prefix to, at, or into … Useful english dictionary
