hidrosis

American  

[hi-droh-sis, hahy-] / hɪˈdroʊ sɪs, haɪ- /

noun

1. the excessive production of sweat.

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hidrosis British  

/ 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

Derived Forms

• hyperhidrotic
  adjective
• hidrotic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of hidrosis

1890–95; < Greek hídrōsis sweating, equivalent to hidrō-, variant stem of hidroûn to sweat, verbal derivative of hidrṓs sweat + -sis -sis