What does hidr mean in medical terms?

hidr

Meaning: sweat

Type: Word root · Body system: Whole Body & General Terms

A word root is the core of a word; prefixes and suffixes attach around it. On this page: what hidr means, and real medical words that use it, each broken down into its parts.

Example words using hidr

hidradenitis
hidr (sweat) + aden (gland) + -itis (inflammation) = inflammation of a sweat gland
hyperhidrosis
hyper- (excessive) + hidr (sweat) + -osis (condition) = condition of excessive sweating
anhidrosis
an- (without) + hidr (sweat) + -osis (condition) = condition of absent sweating

Shortened forms

Charts and notes shorten long terms — see the Medical Abbreviations guide for the short forms you will meet in real records.

Please note: This section teaches the language of medicine — what word parts mean and how terms are built. It is an educational reference, not medical advice. For the meaning of a word in your own medical record, ask the clinician who wrote it.