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hidrosis

[hi-droh-sis, hahy-]

noun

  1. the excessive production of sweat.

hidrosis

/ hɪˈdrɒtɪk, hɪˈdrəʊsɪs /

noun

  1. a technical word for sweating or sweat See sweat

  2. any skin disease affecting the sweat glands

  3. Also called: hyperhidrosis.pathol excessive perspiration

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Other Word Forms

  • hidrotic adjective
  • hyperhidrotic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hidrosis1

1890–95; < Greek íō sweating, equivalent to 󾱻ō-, variant stem of 󾱻û to sweat, verbal derivative of 󾱻ṓs sweat + -sis -sis
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hidrosis1

C18: via New Latin from Greek: sweating, from 󾱻ō sweat

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