hidradenitis

English

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haɪdɹədɪˈnaɪtɪs/

Noun

hidradenitis (usually uncountable, plural hidradenitides)

1. (medicine) Inflammation of the sweat glands.

Hyponyms

• hidradenitis suppurativa

Translations

inflammation of the sweat glands

• Italian: idrosoadenite, idradenite f
• Romanian: hidrosadenită (ro) f