hyperhidrosis
(hi″pәr-hĭ-dro´sis)
excessive sweating.
compensatory hyperhidrosis
excessive sweating on one part of the body to compensate for damage and inactivity of nearby sweat glands.
emotional hyperhidrosis
any kind due to emotional stimuli.
an autosomal dominant disorder of the eccrine sweat glands, most often of the palms, soles, or armpits, in which emotional stimuli (such as anxiety) and sometimes mental or sensory
stimuli elicit sweating. Eccrine sweat glands in other areas of the body are affected less often and are less sensitive to
such stimuli.
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