Definitions for hidrosishɪˈdroʊ sɪs, haɪ-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

hi•dro•sishɪˈdroʊ sɪs, haɪ-(n.)

  1. the excessive production of sweat.

    Category: Pathology

Origin of hidrosis:

1890–95; < Gk hídrōsis sweating

hi•drot′ic-ˈdrɒt ɪk(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. perspiration, sweating, diaphoresis, sudation, hidrosis(noun)

    the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid

    "perspiration is a homeostatic process"

Wiktionary

  1. hidrosis(Noun)

    The formation and excretion of sweat; perspiration.


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