hyperidrosis
Definition
Noun: A medical condition characterized by abnormally excessive and profuse sweating, beyond what is necessary for normal thermoregulation.
Usage
This is a technical, medical term. It is used in clinical and scientific contexts to diagnose or describe a disorder of the sweat glands. It is not used in everyday conversation.
Examples
- The patient's primary complaint was hyperidrosis of the palms and soles.
- Hyperidrosis can be a source of significant social anxiety and discomfort.
- The study compared the efficacy of two different treatments for focal hyperidrosis.
Advanced Usage
- The term is often specified further as focal hyperidrosis (affecting specific areas like hands, feet, or underarms) or generalized hyperidrosis (affecting large areas of the body).
Variants and Related Words
- Hyperhidrosis: This is the more common and preferred modern spelling in medical literature. "Hyperidrosis" is a variant.
- Diaphoresis: A more general clinical term for profuse sweating, often but not always due to an underlying medical condition or drug effect.
- Sudoresis: Another synonym for the secretion of sweat.
Synonyms
- Excessive sweating
- Profuse perspiration
- Polyhidrosis
Word Origin
From Greek: hyper- (meaning "over, above, excessive") + hidrōs (meaning "sweat") + -osis (meaning "condition or state").
Noun
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excessive and profuse perspiration
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