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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid;
- Example: "perspiration is a homeostatic process"
[syn: perspiration, sweating, diaphoresis, sudation, hidrosis]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hidrosis \Hi*dro"sis\, n. [Written also, but incorrectly, idrosis.] [NL., fr. Gr. ? to sweat, ? sweat.] 1. (Physiol.) Excretion of sweat; perspiration. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. (Med.) Excessive perspiration; also, any skin disease characterized by abnormal perspiration. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

hidrosis n 1: the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process" [syn: perspiration, sweating, diaphoresis, sudation, hidrosis]