hidrosis

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /haɪˈdroʊsɪs/ UK /haɪˈdrəʊsɪs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the secretion of sweat, especially in abnormal amounts

Excessive hidrosis can be a symptom of an overactive thyroid.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the secretion of sweat,... sweating perspirationsudoresisdiaphoresis

Opposites

anhidrosis

Word family

Derived forms hidrotic

Related forms hyperhidrosisanhidrosis

Etymology

Modern medical Latin, from Ancient Greek hidrōsis ('a sweating'), from hidrōs ('sweat').

ἵδρωσις Ancient Greek ἱδρώς Ancient Greek

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Topics

General Vocabulary

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# hidrosis

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /haɪˈdroʊsɪs/
**IPA (UK):** /haɪˈdrəʊsɪs/

## Meanings
1. the secretion of sweat, especially in abnormal amounts

## Examples
- Excessive hidrosis can be a symptom of an overactive thyroid.

## Synonyms
- sweating
- perspiration
- sudoresis
- diaphoresis

## Antonyms
- anhidrosis

## Derived Forms
- hidrotic

## Related Forms
- hyperhidrosis
- anhidrosis

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ἵδρωσις
- Root: ἱδρώς

## Etymology
Modern medical Latin, from Ancient Greek hidrōsis ('a sweating'), from hidrōs ('sweat').

## AI Etymology
hidrosis is a modern medical Latin, from Ancient Greek hidrōsis ('a sweating'), from hidrōs ('sweat'). The path is chiefly one of transmission: the word passes through the named languages and forms, with each stage preserving part of the modern shape. In present English, the noun sense is "the secretion of sweat, especially in abnormal amounts", so the historical development ends in a clearly identifiable modern dictionary use. The same base also appears in related forms such as hyperhidrosis and anhidrosis, and in derivatives such as hidrotic. Its semantic neighborhood includes sweating, perspiration, sudoresis, and diaphoresis, which helps locate the modern sense without adding a separate etymological claim. The named historical forms include Ancient Greek ἵδρωσις and Ancient Greek ἱδρώς.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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