hidrosis

English

Etymology

From New Latin hidrōsis, from Ancient Greek ἱδρώς (hidrṓs, “sweat”) + -sis.

Noun

hidrosis (countable and uncountable, plural hidroses)

(physiology, medicine) The formation and excretion of sweat; sweating; perspiration; and (sometimes, more particularly):
1. (physiology, medicine) 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).

Synonyms

(both senses): diaphoresis
(excessive sweating): hyperhidrosis
perspiration
sudation
sudoresis
sweating

Derived terms

Translations

the formation and excretion of sweat

Arabic: تعرق
Bulgarian: потене n (potene), изпотяване n (izpotjavane)
Portuguese: hidrose f

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