anhidrosis

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Hellenic *ə-

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-)

Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-)der.

English an-

English hidrosis

English anhidrosis

From an- + hidrosis.

Noun

anhidrosis (uncountable)

1. (medicine) The reduced ability or inability to sweat.
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     Would his medical records really show that he [Prince Andrew] had a temporary case of anhidrosis (a lack of perspiration), which typically isn’t a response to adrenaline?

Synonyms

• (impaired sweating): adiaphoresis, ischidrosis, adiapneustia

Translations

reduced ability or inability to sweat

• Indonesian: anhidrosis (id)
• Italian: anidrosi f
• Portuguese: anidrose (pt) f
• Spanish: anhidrosis f

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, from English anhidrosis.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /anhiˈdrosis/ [an.hiˈdro.sɪs]
• Rhymes: -osis
• Syllabification: an‧hi‧dro‧sis

Noun

anhidrosis

1. (pathology) anhidrosis

Further reading

• “anhidrosis”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Spanish

Alternative forms

• anidrosis (rare)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνίδρωσις (anídrōsis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aniˈdɾosis/ [a.niˈð̞ɾo.sis]
• Rhymes: -osis
• Syllabification: an‧hi‧dro‧sis

Noun

anhidrosis f (plural anhidrosis)

1. anhidrosis

   Synonym: adiaforesis

   Antonym: hiperhidrosis

Further reading

• “anhidrosis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “anhidrosis”, in Diccionario de términos médicos [Dictionary of Medical Terms] (in Spanish), Real Academia Nacional de Medicina [Royal National Academy of Medicine], 2012