HYPERHIDROSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hyperhidrosis mean? 

• HYPERHIDROSIS (noun)
  The noun HYPERHIDROSIS has 1 sense:

1. excessive and profuse perspiration

  Familiarity information: HYPERHIDROSIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYPERHIDROSIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Excessive and profuse perspiration

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

hyperhidrosis; hyperidrosis; polyhidrosis

Hypernyms ("hyperhidrosis" is a kind of...):

diaphoresis; hidrosis; perspiration; sudation; sweating (the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid)

 Context examples 

Diffuse palmoplantar keratoderma is distinct from palmoplantar keratoderma (KERATODERMA, PALMOPLANTAR), as the former exhibits autosomal dominant inheritance and hyperhidrosis is frequently present.

(Diffuse Palmoplantar Keratoderma, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Hyperhidrosis appears to play a role in the development of certain mucocutaneous reactions, such as palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia (PPE), upon administration of chemotherapeutic agents such as doxorubicin, 5-fluorouracil, and capecitabine.

(Antiperspirant Cream F511, NCI Thesaurus)