Anhidrosis

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The reduced ability or inability to sweat. uncountable

    "Would his medical records really show that he [Prince Andrew] had a temporary case of anhidrosis (a lack of perspiration), which typically isn’t a response to adrenaline?"

  2. 2
    failure of the sweat glands wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
adiaphoresisadiaphoresisadiapneustiaanhydrosisischidrosis

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"Would his medical records really show that he [Prince Andrew] had a temporary case of anhidrosis (a lack of perspiration), which typically isn’t a response to adrenaline?"

Etymology

From an- + hidrosis.

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