anidrosis

n (Pathology) pathol the absence of sweating[from an- + Greek hidrōs sweat + -osis]

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anhidrosis - failure of the sweat glandsanhydrosisphysical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions

anhidrosis

sweating

[swet´ing] the excretion of moisture through the pores of the skin; called also perspiration and diaphoresis.

an·hi·dro·sis

(an'hĭ-drō'sis), [MIM*206600] Absence of sweat glands or absence of sweating, for example, resulting from use of anticholinergic drugs. Synonym(s): adiaphoresis [G. an- priv. + hidrōs, sweat]

anhidrosis

Dermatology The lack of appropriate sweat production in response to thermal or pharmacologic stimulation, which may become a medical emergency with hyperthermia, heat exhaustion, heatstroke, and death; anhidrosis may affect the entire body or be segmental in distribution and is divided into structural–eg, anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia, sweat gland necrosis, or functional defects, often related to autonomic or thermoregulatory control which involve the central or peripheral nervous systems

an·hi·dro·sis

, anidrosis (an'hī-drō'sis, -i-drō'sis) Inability to tolerate heat; reduction or complete absence of sweating.
Synonym(s): adiaphoresis. [G. an- priv. + hidrōs, sweat]

anhidrosis

Absence of sweating or inadequate secretion of sweat.

an·hi·dro·sis

, anidrosis (an'hī-drō'sis, -i-drō'sis) [MIM*206600] Absence of sweat glands or absence of sweating. [G. an- priv. + hidrōs, sweat]

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anhidrosis

sweating

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noun failure of the sweat glands

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