- adipsy
- n. lack of thirst.♦ adipsous, a. Medicine, quenching thirst.
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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 — Med. (ˈædɪpsɪ) [f. as prec. + y3.] Absence of thirst. Webster cites Dunglison … Useful english dictionary
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
