hyperhidrosis

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[haɪpəɹhaɪˈdɹoʊsɪs]

noun

A medical condition with the primary symptom of excessive sweating, in excess of that required for regulation of body temperature.

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diaphoresishidrosishyperidrosispolyhidrosis
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Meanings

nounhyperhidrosis (countable and uncountable, plural hyperhidroses)

plural hyperhidroses

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA medical condition with the primary symptom of excessive sweating, in excess of that required for regulation of body temperature.

    Synonyms: diaphoresis, hidrosis

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA medical condition with the primary symptom of excessive sweating, in excess of that required for regulation of body temperature.

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diaphoresishidrosis

More synonyms by meaning

nounexcessive and profuse perspiration

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hyperidrosispolyhidrosis
Broader
perspirationsweatingdiaphoresis
Also see
diaphoresishidrosissudoresis

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from hyper- + hidrosis.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 多汗症
  • 多汗症 (duōhànzhèng)a medical condition
Dutch hyperhidrosis
  • hyperhidrosisa medical condition
Finnish liikahikoilu, hyperhidroosi
  • liikahikoilua medical condition
  • hyperhidroosia medical condition
French hyperhidrose
  • hyperhidrosea medical condition
German Hyperhidrose
  • Hyperhidrosea medical condition
Greek υπεριδρωσία, υπερίδρωση
  • υπεριδρωσία (yperidrosía)a medical condition
  • υπερίδρωση (yperídrosi)a medical condition
Italian iperidrosi
  • iperidrosia medical condition
Japanese 多汗症
  • 多汗症 (takanshō)a medical condition
Korean 다한증
  • 다한증 (dahanjeung)a medical condition
Norwegian Bokmål hyperhidrose
  • hyperhidrosea medical condition
Polish nadmierna potliwość
  • nadmierna potliwośća medical condition
Portuguese hiperidrose, hiper-hidrose
  • hiperidrosea medical condition
  • hiper-hidrosea medical condition
Romanian hiperhidroză, hidropedeză
  • hiperhidrozăa medical condition
  • hidropedezăa medical condition
Russian гипергидро́з
  • гипергидро́з (gipergidróz)a medical condition
Cite this entry
APA

hyperhidrosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperhidrosis

MLA

“hyperhidrosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperhidrosis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperhidrosis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperhidrosis.

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