What does "hyperhidrosis" mean?

A medical condition with the primary symptom of excessive sweating, in excess of that required for regulation of body temperature.

What is a synonym for "hyperhidrosis"?

Common synonyms include: diaphoresis, hidrosis, hyperidrosis, polyhidrosis, sudoresis.

Pronounced /[haɪpəɹhaɪˈdɹoʊsɪs]/.

/[haɪpəɹhaɪˈdɹoʊsɪs]/ noun

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Noun

1
A medical condition with the primary symptom of excessive sweating, in excess of that required for regulation of body temperature. countable, uncountable
2
excessive and profuse perspiration wordnet

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

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