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hidradenitis

/haɪdɹədɪˈnaɪtɪs/

hidradenitis noun: inflammation of the sweat glands.

Noun

hidradenitis (usually uncountable, plural hidradenitides)

  1. (usually) Inflammation of the sweat glands.

hidradenitis meaning in Tamil

hidradenitis in Tamil

வியர்வை சுரப்பிகள் வீக்கம், வியர்வைச் சுரப்பியழற்சி

Forms of hidradenitis

pluralhidradenitides

Origin of hidradenitis

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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Questions about hidradenitis

What does hidradenitis mean?
Hidradenitis means inflammation of the sweat glands.
What is hidradenitis in Tamil?
Hidradenitis in Tamil is வியர்வை சுரப்பிகள் வீக்கம், வியர்வைச் சுரப்பியழற்சி. See Hidradenitis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hidradenitis?
Hidradenitis is a noun.
How do you pronounce hidradenitis?
Hidradenitis is pronounced /haɪdɹədɪˈnaɪtɪs/.
What is the plural of hidradenitis?
The plural of hidradenitis is hidradenitides.

Words near hidradenitis in the dictionary

  1. hidles
  2. hidness
  3. hidoku
  4. hidokus
  5. hidradenitides
  6. hidradenitis
  7. hidradenitis suppurativa
  8. hidradenocarcinoma
  9. hidradenocarcinomas
  10. hidradenocarcinomata
  11. hidradenoma

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hidradenitis (page history and authors); hidradenitis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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