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hidradenitis.

Inflammation of the sweat glands.

12 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/haɪdɹədɪˈnaɪtɪs/
  1. Inflammation of the sweat glands.

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

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”).

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