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English
Etymology
First attested in 1894. From the German Hidradenitis (1865; also the etymologically more consistent Hidrotadenitis, 1893), ultimately representing the Ancient Greek roots ἱδρώς (hidrṓs, “sweat”, stem: ἱδρῶτ-, hidrōt-) + ἀδήν (adḗn, “gland”, stem: ἀδεν-, aden-) + -ῖτις (-îtis, “ disease”).
Pronunciation
Noun
hidradenitis (usually uncountable, plural hidradenitides)
- (medicine) Inflammation of the sweat glands.
Hyponyms
Translations
inflammation of the sweat glands