| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| hidrosis |
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| SYLLABICATION: | hi·dro·sis |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  h -dr  s s, h- |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. hi·dro·ses (-s z)
1. The formation and excretion of sweat. 2. Sweat, especially in excessive or abnormal amounts. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Greek hidrsis, sweating, from hidrs, sweat. See sweid- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | hi·drotic (-dr tk) —ADJECTIVE
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