'Hidrosis' definitions:
Definition of 'hidrosis'
(from WordNet)
noun
The process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process" [syn: perspiration, sweating, diaphoresis, sudation, hidrosis]
Definition of 'Hidrosis'
From: GCIDE
- Hidrosis \Hi*dro"sis\, n. [Written also, but incorrectly, idrosis.] [NL., fr. Gr. ? to sweat, ? sweat.]
- 1. (Physiol.) Excretion of sweat; perspiration. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 2. (Med.) Excessive perspiration; also, any skin disease characterized by abnormal perspiration. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]