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haematidrosis

/hiːmətaɪˈdɹəʊsɪs/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A very rare disorder in which the patient sweats blood and/or blood pigments, usually resulting from extreme physical and/or mental stress.
  2. Bloody sweat; sweating blood.

Etymology / origin

From Ancient Greek αἵμᾰτ- (haímăt-, “blood”) + ἵδρωσις (hídrōsis, “sweating”).

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