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Your sweat glands mistake a job interview for a marathon in the Sahara.
means A medical condition causing excessive sweating beyond what the body needs to cool itself, often triggered by nerves, heat, or nothing at all.
from Built from Greek parts: 'hyper-' meaning over or beyond, and 'hidros' meaning sweat — the same root that gives us 'hidrosis' for sweating in general. Doctors just bolted 'too much' onto 'sweat' and called it a diagnosis.
- definition
- sweating far beyond what cooling your body requires
- origin
- overactive nerve signals, not overactive emotions
- fun fact
- can be treated with Botox injections, not just for wrinkles
- prevalence
- affects nearly 5 percent of people worldwide