maschalyperidrosis

English

Etymology

From maschal- (“axilla”) +‎ (hy)per- (“over, excessive”) +‎ (h)idrosis (“sweating”), from Ancient Greek μασχάλη (maskhálē, “armpit, axilla”), Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over, excessive”), and New Latin hidrōsis, from Ancient Greek ἱδρώς (hidrṓs, “sweat”) + -sis; also synchronically held to end in the suffix -osis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmæskəlˌaɪpərɪˈdroʊsɪs/

Noun

maschalyperidrosis (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) Excessive sweating in the armpits; axillary hyperhidrosis.

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