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hidrosis

hid·ro·sis

uncommon

noun

1.

the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid

  • “perspiration is a homeostatic process”
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From New Latin hīdrōsis, from Ancient Greek ῑ̔δρώς (hīdrṓs, “sweat”) + -ωσῐς (-ōsĭs); also synchronically held to end in the suffix -osis.

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