hyperhidrosis

English

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from hyper- +‎ hidrosis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [haɪpəɹhaɪˈdɹoʊsɪs]

Noun

hyperhidrosis (countable and uncountable, plural hyperhidroses)

1. (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

• hypohidrosis

Coordinate terms

• diaphoresis (in its sense of normal sweating)
• hidrosis (in its sense of normal sweating)

Derived terms

• hyperhidrotic

Translations

a medical condition

• Dutch: hyperhidrosis (nl)
• French: hyperhidrose (fr)
• German: Hyperhidrose f
• Italian: iperidrosi (it) f
• Japanese: 多汗症 (ja) (takanshou)
• Russian: гипергидро́з (ru) (gipergidróz)