English Explanatory Dictionary

ephidrosis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Morbid or excessive secretion of sweat; hyperhidrosis.

Pronunciation

/ˌɛfɪˈdroʊsɪs/

Word forms

ephidrosis

Etymology

From ep- (“upon, on”) + hidrosis (“sweating”), from Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “upon, on”) and New Latin hidrōsis, from Ancient Greek ἱδρώς (hidrṓs, “sweat”) + -sis; also synchronically held to end in the suffix -osis.

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