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Answer for the clue "Excessive thirst ", 10 letters:
polydipsia

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Polydipsia is excessive thirst or excess drinking. The word derives from the Greek πολυδιψία , which is derived from πολύς ( polys , "much, many") + δίψα ( dipsa , "thirst"). Polydipsia is a nonspecific symptom in various medical disorders. It also occurs ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. excessive thirst (as in cases of diabetes or kidney dysfunction)

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Polydipsia \Pol`y*dip"si*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. poly`s much + ? thirst.] (Med.) Excessive and constant thirst occasioned by disease.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) excessive and constant thirst occasioned by disease.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"excessive thirst," 1650s, from Greek polydipsios "very thirsty," from poly- (see poly- ) + dipsa "thirst" + -ia "condition of."

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Mackenzie also mentions an infant of three who had polydipsia from birth and drank daily nearly two pailfuls of water.