Anhydrosis

/ˌænhaɪˈdroʊsɪs/ noun

A medical condition characterized by the inability to sweat or a complete lack of sweat production in the body or a specific area.

From an- (without) + hydro (water) + -osis (medical condition suffix). This Greek-based medical term literally means 'the condition of being without water loss through sweating' and emerged in 19th-century medical literature.

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