hyperidrosis
- noun
- /ˌhaɪpərɪˈdroʊsɪs/
- Specialized
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hiperhidrosis
- Treatment options for hyperidrosis can include prescription antiperspirants and even surgery in severe cases.
Examples
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Patients with hyperidrosis often feel embarrassed by their constant sweating.
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Hyperidrosis can affect the hands, feet, underarms, or face, leading to discomfort in daily life.
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He suffers from hyperidrosis every summer.
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Many people with hyperhidrosis feel embarrassed.
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Hyperidrosis can cause individuals to sweat excessively even when they are not engaged in physical activity.
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Many people suffering from hyperidrosis experience social anxiety due to their condition.
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Effective management of hyperidrosis often involves lifestyle changes and medical treatments.
Synonyms
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Sweating much more than normal and hard to control
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A lot of sweating because of illness or medicine
Very heavy sweating that happens even when you are not active
Antonyms
- Specialized
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A condition in which the sweat glands do not make sweat so a person cannot sweat
How Sweaty
Surface Forms
Morphology
hyperidrosis = hidrosis (opaque) = hyper + hidr + osis
The prefix hyper- clearly signals excess, but the base element hidr- + -osis is a specialized medical formation that is not transparent to most learners.
Etymology
Hyperidrosis comes from two Greek parts: hyper- meaning 'too much' and hidrosis meaning 'sweat'. So hyperidrosis means 'too much sweating', which is why the word names the condition of excessive sweat even when you are not hot or exercising.