hyperhidrosis
Pathological excessive sweating
Hyperhidrosis is a medical condition characterized by excessive sweating beyond what's needed to regulate body temperature.
It can affect the whole body or specific areas—palms, soles, underarms, face—and may occur without triggers like heat or exercise.
She carried extra shirts to work because of her hyperhidrosis.
Moisture through pores
- perspirationFluid from exertion
- drippingRendered cooking fat
- dampnessMild presence of water
- wetnessState of being soaked
clamminess · odor · pruning · soaking · moisture · slipperiness · discomfort
Self-conscious unease
- self-consciousnessUncomfortable awareness of oneself
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- avoidanceDeliberate keeping away
isolation · insecurity · anxiety · concealment · awkwardness · mortification · depression
Hands' inner sides
- axillaeUnderarm cavities, anatomically
- solesBottom of footwear
- foreheadFace above eyebrows
- groinHip-thigh junction
scalp · palmar · plantar · craniofacial · generalized
Blocks underarm moisture
- BotoxCosmetic paralytic injection
- anticholinergicsAcetylcholine receptor blockers
- dermatologistDoctor treating skin disorders
sweating
Moisture through pores
- perspirationFluid from exertion
- drippingRendered cooking fat
- dampnessMild presence of water
wetness · clamminess · odor · pruning · soaking · moisture · slipperiness · discomfort
embarrassment
Self-conscious unease
- self-consciousnessUncomfortable awareness of oneself
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- stigmaMark of dishonor
avoidance · isolation · insecurity · anxiety · concealment · awkwardness · mortification · depression
palms
Hands' inner sides
groin · scalp · palmar · plantar · craniofacial · generalized
antiperspirant
Blocks underarm moisture
- BotoxCosmetic paralytic injection
- anticholinergicsAcetylcholine receptor blockers
- dermatologistDoctor treating skin disorders
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
exercise · caffeine · emotions · humidity · fever · hormones · menopause · thyroid · medications