anidrosis
|an-i-dro-sis|
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/ˌæn.aɪˈdroʊ.sɪs/
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/ˌæn.aɪˈdrəʊ.sɪs/
no or highly reduced sweating
Etymology
'anidrosis' originates from Greek, specifically the elements 'an-' meaning 'without' and 'hidrōsis' meaning 'sweating.'
'anidrosis' changed from New Latin medical term 'anhidrosis' (from Greek components) and eventually became the modern English variant spelling 'anidrosis'.
Initially, it meant 'lack of sweating,' and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a medical condition characterized by the complete absence of sweating due to failure of the sweat glands or autonomic dysfunction.
Anidrosis can lead to dangerous overheating during intense exercise or in hot weather.
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Noun 2
markedly reduced ability to sweat; sometimes used interchangeably with hypohidrosis in clinical contexts.
The patient’s unilateral anidrosis suggested a possible lesion along the sympathetic pathway.
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