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hyperhidrosis

hy-per-hy-DROH-sis

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Definition

Excessive sweating

PathologyIntegumentary

Breakdown

Prefix

hyper-

excessive

Root

hidr/o

sweat

Suffix

-osis

condition

Etymology

Greek: hyper- (excessive) + hidr/o (sweat) + -osis (condition)

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