hidrosis
Plural: hidroses
Noun
- The condition of abnormal or excessive perspiration.
- the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid
- The formation and excretion of sweat.
- The formation and excretion of sweat.
- 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).
Examples
- Playing under pressure in the Scrabble tournament caused some HIDROSIS for the nervous contestant.
Origin / Etymology
From New Latin hidrōsis, from Ancient Greek ἱδρώς (hidrṓs, “sweat”) + -sis; also synchronically held to end in the suffix -osis.
Synonyms
diaphoresis, perspiration, sudation, sweating, ;, hyperhidrosis, sudoresis, sweating#Noun
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 12
hidrosis: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordhidrosis: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hidrosis: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary