dipso-, -dipsia, -dipsy, -dipsias +

1. The abnormal absence of thirst: "Adipsia is a lack of a desire to drink fluids, even when the body is low on water or has an excess amount of salt."
2. An abnormal avoidance of drinking: "As people age, they have a tendency to have adipsia and so they are less likely to notice their thirst and may not drink fluids when needed."

Serving to quench thirst; such as, a food or beverage.

The absence of thirst.

Extreme thirst or intense thirst which refers to a sensation, often located in the mouth and throat, associated with a craving for drink that is ordinarily interpreted as a desire for water.

A descriptive word for excessive thirst usually of water.

Thirst; being thirsty.

2. Marked by a feeling of thirst.
2. Pertaining to or characterized by thirst.

Thirst or being thirsty.

Dipsia is often used as a combining form that indicates conditions associated with thirst or the ingestion of fluids.

An agent that induces or produces a thirst.

Producing or inducing thirst.

1. The pathological excessive use of of alcohol.
2. Periodic drinking bouts.
3. A morbid and insatiable craving for alcohol.

Also applied to persistent drunkenness; alcoholism.

Someone who has a pathological and uncontrollable craving for alcohol.

An intense fear or hatred of drinking, especially alcoholic beverages because of the dread of becoming an uncontrollable alcoholic.

Alcoholism; any diseased condition resulting from excessive drinking of alcoholic beverages.

A pathological fear of alcohol consumption; usually, based on a fear of becoming an uncontrollable alcoholic.