anhidrosis /an·hi·dro·sis/ (an″hĭ-dro´sis) absence or deficiency of sweating.
anhidrosis
anhidrosis (an´hīdrō´sis),
anhidrosis
an·hi·dro·sis ( n h -dr  s s)n. Absence of sweating. Also called adiaphoresis, ischidrosis. |
anhidrosis
[an′hidrō′sis, an′hī-]
Etymology: Gk, a + hidros, without sweat
an abnormal condition characterized by inadequate perspiration.
anhidrosis (an´hīdrō´sis),
n a severe deficiency in the production of sweat; may be associated with hypodontia or anodontia in ectodermal dysplasia.
anhidrosis
absence of sweating. In horses the disease is common in tropical climates and seriously interferes with the racing calendar. Affected animals show respiratory distress even at rest, absence of sweating at times when all of the others in the group are sweating heavily; they are quite unable to race. Disease is akin to anhidrotic asthenia of humans. Called also puff disease, dry coat syndrome.
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
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