Added 9 October 2026
hidrosis
noun
Latin root: hīdrōsis Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about hidrosis at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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The process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid.
perspiration is a homeostatic process
Origin
From New Latin hīdrōsis, from Ancient Greek ῑ̔δρώς (hīdrṓs, “sweat”) + -ωσῐς (-ōsĭs); also synchronically held to end in the suffix -osis.
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