anhidrosis

English

Etymology

an- +‎ hidrosis

Noun

anhidrosis (uncountable)

1. (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)

1. 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.