hidradenitis

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/haɪdɹədɪˈnaɪtɪs/

noun

Inflammation of the sweat glands.

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Meanings

nounhidradenitis (usually uncountable, plural hidradenitides)

plural hidradenitides

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineInflammation of the sweat glands.

Origin

  1. GermanHidradenitis
  2. Englishhidradenitis

First attested in 1894. From the German Hidradenitis (1865; also the etymologically more consistent Hidrotadenitis, 1893), ultimately representing the Ancient Greek roots ἱδρώς (hidrṓs, “sweat”, stem: ἱδρῶτ-, hidrōt-) + ἀδήν (adḗn, “gland”, stem: ἀδεν-, aden-) + -ῖτις (-îtis, “[inflammatory] disease”).

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Translations

Italian idrosoadenite, idradenite
  • idrosoadeniteinflammation of the sweat glands
  • idradeniteinflammation of the sweat glands
Romanian hidrosadenită
  • hidrosadenităinflammation of the sweat glands
Cite this entry
APA

hidradenitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hidradenitis

MLA

“hidradenitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hidradenitis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hidradenitis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hidradenitis.

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