anhidrosis

English

Etymology

an- +‎ hidrosis

Noun

anhidrosis (uncountable)

(medicine) The reduced ability or inability to sweat.

Synonyms

(impaired sweating): adiaphoresis, ischidrosis, adiapneustia

Translations

reduced ability or inability to sweat

Italian: anidrosi f
Portuguese: anidrose (pt) f
Spanish: anhidrosis f

Spanish

Alternative forms

anidrosis (rare)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνίδρωσις (anídrōsis).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aniˈdɾosis/ [a.niˈð̞ɾo.sis]
Rhymes: -osis
Syllabification: an‧hi‧dro‧sis

Noun

anhidrosis f (plural anhidrosis)

anhidrosis
Synonym: adiaforesis

Antonym: hiperhidrosis

Further reading

“anhidrosis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
“anhidrosis” in Diccionario de términos médicos, Real Academia Nacional de Medicina, 2012.

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