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Hidrosis

Hidrosis \Hi*dro"sis\, n. [Written also, but incorrectly, idrosis.] [NL., fr. Gr. ? to sweat, ? sweat.]

  1. (Physiol.) Excretion of sweat; perspiration.

  2. (Med.) Excessive perspiration; also, any skin disease characterized by abnormal perspiration.

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hidrosis

n. (context physiology English) The formation and excretion of sweat; perspiration.

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hidrosis

n. the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process" [syn: perspiration, sweating, diaphoresis, sudation]