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hidradenitis suppurativa

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Main Entry: hidradenitis sup·pur·a·ti·va
Pronunciation: -"s&p-yu-r&-'tI-v&
Function: noun
: a chronic suppurativeinflammatory disease of the apocrine sweat glands
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hidradenitis suppurativa hidradenitis sup·pu·ra·ti·va (sŭp'yə-rə-tī'və)
n.
Inflammation of the apocrine sweat glands of the perianal, axillary, and genital areas, producing chronic abscesses or sinuses.

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