dipsogenic

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English

Etymology

From dipso- +‎ -genic.

Adjective

dipsogenic (not comparable)

  1. That produces thirst
    • 2014 June 4, Anikó Marshall et al., “Roux-en-Y gastric bypass does not affect daily water intake or the drinking response to dipsogenic stimuli in rats”, in American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, volume 307, →DOI:
      We did not find any systematic differences in daily water intake of sham-operated and RYGB rats, nor did we find any differences in the response to the dipsogenic treatments.