hyperhidrosis

[ hahy-per-hi-droh-sis ]
/ ˌhaɪ pər hɪˈdroʊ sɪs /

noun Pathology.

abnormally excessive sweating.
Also hy·per·i·dro·sis [hahy-per-i-droh-sis] /ˌhaɪ pər ɪˈdroʊ sɪs/.

Origin of hyperhidrosis

First recorded in 1850–55; hyper- + hidrosis

Words nearby hyperhidrosis

hypergolic, hypergonadism, hypergonadotropic, hypergonadotropic eunuchoidism, hyperhemoglobinemia, hyperhidrosis, hyperhydration, hypericum, hyperimmunoglobulin e syndrome, hyperinfection, hyperinflate

Medical definitions for hyperhidrosis

hyperhidrosis
[ hī′pər-hī-drō′sĭs, -hĭ- ]

n.

Excessive or profuse perspiration. polyhidrosis

Other words from hyperhidrosis

hy′per•hi•drot′ic (-drŏt′ĭk) adj.