English Explanatory Dictionary

hidrosis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The formation and excretion of sweat.
  2. Excessive sweating; excessive perspiration (more than would be expected in response to a given stimulus; especially when profuse as a symptom of disease or a side effect of a drug).

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hidrosis.wav

Word forms

hidrosis hidroses

Etymology

From New Latin hīdrōsis, from Ancient Greek ῑ̔δρώς (hīdrṓs, “sweat”) + -ωσῐς (-ōsĭs); also synchronically held to end in the suffix -osis.

Synonyms

sweating perspiration diaphoresis sudation sudoresis hyperhidrosis

Antonyms

adiaphoresis anhidrosis ischidrosis hypohidrosis

Derived words

anhidrosis bromidrosiphobia chromhidrosis dyshidrosis hidrotic hyperhidrosis hypohidrosis ischidrosis oligohidrosis osmidrosis panidrosis uridrosis urohidrosis

Translations

Arabic: تعرق Bulgarian: потене Bulgarian: изпотяване Portuguese: hidrose
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