hyperhidrosis

English

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from hyper- +‎ hidrosis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [haɪpəɹhaɪˈdɹoʊsɪs]

Noun

hyperhidrosis (countable and uncountable, plural hyperhidroses)

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hyperhidrosis

Wikipedia

1. (pathology) A medical condition with the primary symptom of excessive sweating, in excess of that required for regulation of body temperature.

Synonyms

• diaphoresis (in its sense of excessive sweating)
• hidrosis (in its sense of excessive sweating)

Coordinate terms

• diaphoresis (in its sense of normal sweating)
• hidrosis (in its sense of normal sweating)
• hypohidrosis

Derived terms

• acrohyperhidrosis
• hyperhidrotic

Translations

a medical condition

Dutch: hyperhidrosis (nl) French: hyperhidrose (fr) German: Hyperhidrose (de) f Italian: iperidrosi (it) f Japanese: 多汗症 (ja) (takanshou) Russian: гипергидро́з (ru) (gipergidróz)