hyperhidrosis
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English
Etymology
From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from hyper- + hidrosis.
Pronunciation
Noun
hyperhidrosis (countable and uncountable, plural hyperhidroses)
- (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)
Antonyms
Coordinate terms
- diaphoresis (in its sense of normal sweating)
- hidrosis (in its sense of normal sweating)
Derived terms
Translations
a medical condition
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