Sep. 16th, 2013

prettygoodword: text: words are sexy (words are sexy)
hyperhidrosis (heye-per-hi-DROH-sis) - n., abnormally profuse sweating.


A medical condition, or rather a symptom of same. Can be general over the whole body or localized. "Abnormal" in this case meaning more than needed to regulate temperature. Coined around 1855 from Greek roots hyper-, excess + hidrōsis, sweating, from hidroûn, to sweat, from hidrōs, sweat.

---L.

May 2025

S M T W T F S
     1 23
4 5 6 7 8 910
11 12 13 14 15 1617
18 19 20 21 22 2324
25262728293031

Page Summary

Style Credit

Expand Cut Tags

No cut tags
Page generated May. 24th, 2025 07:20 am
Powered by Dreamwidth Studios