Meanings
plural hidroses
- countableuncountablemedicineThe formation and excretion of sweat.
Synonyms: sweating, perspiration, diaphoresis, sudation, sudoresis · Antonyms: adiaphoresis, anhidrosis, ischidrosis
- countableuncountablesometimes more particularlymedicineExcessive sweating; excessive perspiration (more than would be expected in response to a given stimulus; especially when profuse as a symptom of disease or a side effect of a drug).
Synonyms: sweating, perspiration, diaphoresis, sudation, sudoresis, hyperhidrosis, diaphoresis · Antonyms: adiaphoresis, anhidrosis, ischidrosis, hypohidrosis
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe formation and excretion of sweat.
nounExcessive sweating; excessive perspiration (more than would be expected in response to a given stimulus; especially when profuse as a symptom of disease or a side effect of a drug).
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekῑ̔δρώς“sweat”
- New Latinhīdrōsis
- Englishhidrosis
From New Latin hīdrōsis, from Ancient Greek ῑ̔δρώς (hīdrṓs, “sweat”) + -ωσῐς (-ōsĭs); also synchronically held to end in the suffix -osis.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic تعرق
- تعرقthe formation and excretion of sweat
Bulgarian потене, изпотяване
- потене (potene)the formation and excretion of sweat
- изпотяване (izpotjavane)the formation and excretion of sweat
Portuguese hidrose
- hidrosethe formation and excretion of sweat
Cite this entry
hidrosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hidrosis
“hidrosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hidrosis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hidrosis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hidrosis.
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