As nouns,
nephrogenic diabetes insipidus is a hyponym of
diabetes insipidus; that is,
nephrogenic diabetes insipidus is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
diabetes insipidus:
- diabetes insipidus: a rare form of diabetes resulting from a deficiency of vasopressin (the pituitary hormone that regulates the kidneys); characterized by the chronic excretion of large amounts of pale dilute urine which results in dehydration and extreme thirst
- nephrogenic diabetes insipidus: diabetes insipidus caused by a failure of the kidney to respond to normal levels of vasopressin