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ephidrosis

/ˌɛfɪˈdroʊsɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ephidro-sis
IPA
/ˌɛfɪˈdroʊsɪs/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Morbid or excessive secretion of sweat; hyperhidrosis.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From ep- (“upon, on”) + hidrosis (“sweating”), from Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “upon, on”) and New Latin hidrōsis, from Ancient Greek ἱδρώς (hidrṓs, “sweat”) + -sis; also synchronically held to end in the suffix -osis.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ἐπί, hidrōsis, ἱδρώς

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce ephidrosis?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛfɪˈdroʊsɪs/.
What does ephidrosis mean?
Morbid or excessive secretion of sweat; hyperhidrosis.
Where does ephidrosis come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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