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hyperhidrosis


hy·per·hi·dro·sis

noun \ˌhī-pər-hī-ˈdrō-səs\

Definition of HYPERHIDROSIS

: generalized or local excessive sweating

Origin of HYPERHIDROSIS

New Latin hidrosis perspiration, from Greek hidrōsis, from hidroun to sweat, from hidrōs sweat — more at sweat
First Known Use: circa 1860

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