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Discontinuation of hydration does not produce true thirst, although a sensation of dryness of the mouth often is reported as "thirst". The evidence that true thirst does not occur is extensive, [ citation needed ] along with evidence showing that the ill feeling is not relieved by giving fluids intravenously, but rather by wetting the tongue ...
Adipsia, also known as hypodipsia, is a symptom of inappropriately decreased or absent feelings of thirst. [1] [2] It involves an increased osmolality or concentration of solute in the urine, which stimulates secretion of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) from the hypothalamus to the kidneys.
The End of Man (Portuguese: Finis Hominis) is a 1971 Brazilian film directed by José Mojica Marins. [1] [2] The unusual and surreal film was made on a low budget, and rather than the often disturbing gothic horror of his previous films, The End of Man conveys a sense of social black humor and tongue in cheek style seen in other Brazilian Mouth of Garbage Cinema (Boca do Lixo) of the late ...
However, as Brian, Noelle, and Tyson grow increasingly desperate for water, Tyson foolishly tries to alleviate his thirst first by eating a cactus—which only makes him more thirsty—and then by drinking a pool of water that Noelle warns him is tainted with arsenic. Tyson dies in the middle of the night as a result.
Thirst, a Soviet film; Thirst, an Argentine-Spanish film; Thirst, a Romanian film; Thirst, an Australian film by Rod Hardy; Thirst, a 1998 American television film directed by Bill L. Norton; Thirst, an Israeli-Palestinian film; The Thirst, a 2006 horror film directed by Jeremy Kasten
The End of History and the Last Man, 1992 political book by Fukuyama expanding on his 1989 essay; The End of History, a 2006 album by Fionn Regan; End-of-history illusion, a psychological illusion that one will not undergo significant developmental changes in the future; The End of History, a 55% ABV beer made by the BrewDog brewery and ...
Worldwide and remake rights to Argentine political horror pic, “History of the Occult,” has been snapped up by leading Buenos Aires-based sales and production company, FilmSharks International.
Thirst (1886), by William-Adolphe Bouguereau. Thirst is the craving for potable fluids, resulting in the basic instinct of animals to drink. It is an essential mechanism involved in fluid balance. [1] It arises from a lack of fluids or an increase in the concentration of certain osmolites, such as sodium.