loading...| Preferred Name |
Hyperhidrosis |
| Synonyms |
Sweating profusely Excessive sweating Diaphoresis Sweating, increased Sweating Increased sweating Profuse sweating |
| Definitions |
Abnormal excessive perspiration (sweating) despite the lack of appropriate stimuli like hot and humid weather. The terms hyperhidrosis and diaphoresis are often used interchangeably to describe excessive perspiration. Diaphoresis can be used to refer to excessive sweating that occurs with certain diseases (secondary hyperhidrosis). Since the HPO does not intend to provide coess for etiologies or diseases, we will use these terms interchangeably to refer to excessive perspiration without an appropriate cause such as hot and humid weather. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0000975 |
| comment |
The terms hyperhidrosis and diaphoresis are often used interchangeably to describe excessive perspiration. Diaphoresis can be used to refer to excessive sweating that occurs with certain diseases (secondary hyperhidrosis). Since the HPO does not intend to provide coess for etiologies or diseases, we will use these terms interchangeably to refer to excessive perspiration without an appropriate cause such as hot and humid weather. |
| database_cross_reference |
UMLS:C0020458 UMLS:C0700590 MSH:D006945 SNOMEDCT_US:364538006 MEDDRA:10020642 UMLS:C0038990 SNOMEDCT_US:161857006 MSH:D013546 SNOMEDCT_US:415691001 SNOMEDCT_US:312230002 SNOMEDCT_US:52613005 SNOMEDCT_US:415690000 |
| definition |
Abnormal excessive perspiration (sweating) despite the lack of appropriate stimuli like hot and humid weather. |
| has_alternative_id |
HP:0001011 HP:0001064 HP:0007424 |
| has_exact_synonym |
Sweating profusely Excessive sweating Diaphoresis Sweating, increased Sweating Increased sweating Profuse sweating |
| has_obo_namespace |
human_phenotype |
| id |
HP:0000975 |
| in_subset | |
| label |
Hyperhidrosis |
| notation |
HP:0000975 |
| prefLabel |
Hyperhidrosis |
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| subClassOf |