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hidradenitis

/haɪdɹədɪˈnaɪtɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
hidradeni-tis
IPA
/haɪdɹədɪˈnaɪtɪs/
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Inflammation of the sweat glands.

Uncountable

Etymology

First attested in 1894. From the German Hidradenitis (1865; also the etymologically more consistent Hidrotadenitis, 1893), ultimately representing the Ancient Greek roots ἱδρώς (hidrṓs, “sweat”, stem: ἱδρῶτ-, hidrōt-) + ἀδήν (adḗn, “gland”, stem: ἀδεν-, aden-) + -ῖτις (-îtis, “[inflammatory] disease”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Hidradenitis, -

Usage

Inflected Forms

hidradenitides (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce hidradenitis?
The recorded pronunciation is /haɪdɹədɪˈnaɪtɪs/.
What does hidradenitis mean?
Inflammation of the sweat glands.
Where does hidradenitis come from?
It is traced to German.

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