adiapneustia

English

Etymology

From New Latin adiapneustia, from Ancient Greek ἀδιαπνευστία (adiapneustía, “lack of perspiration”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌæd.i.ə(p)ˈnus.ti.ə/

Noun

adiapneustia (uncountable)

1. (medicine) Defective perspiration; adiaphoresis.

Synonyms

• adiaphoresis
• anhidrosis
• hypohidrosis
• ischidrosis

References

• “adiapneustia”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.