-idrosis

noun combining form

-i·​dro·​sis

ə̇ˈdrōsə̇s

plural -idroses

-ōˌsēz

: a specified form of sweating

chromidrosis

bromidrosis

hyperidrosis

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek -idrōsis, from hidrōsis act of sweating, from hidroun to sweat (from hidrōs sweat) + -sis

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