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Hidrosis

Hidrosis Meaning & Definition
Hidrosis Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hidrosis?

[n] the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hidrosis: diaphoresis | perspiration | sudation | sweating

Related Terms | Find terms related to Hidrosis:

See Also | activity | bodily function | bodily process | body process | hyperhidrosis | hyperidrosis | polyhidrosis

Hidrosis In Webster's Dictionary

\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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