Etymology

First attested in 1894. From the German Hidradenitis (1865; also the etymologically more consistent Hidrotadenitis, 1893), ultimately representing the Ancient Greek roots ἱδρώς ‎(hidrṓs, “sweat”, stem: ἱδρωτ-, hidrōt-) + ἀδήν ‎(adḗn, “gland”, stem: ἀδεν-, aden-) + -ῖτις ‎(-îtis, “[inflammatory] disease”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /haɪdɹədɪˈnaɪtɪs/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌhʌɪdɹədᵻˈnʌɪtɪs/