Medical Dictionary

2sweat

noun

Medical Definition of SWEAT

1
:  the fluid excreted from the sweat glands of the skin :  perspiration
2
:  abnormally profuse sweating—often used in plural <soaking sweats>
sweaty \-ē\ adjective, sweat·i·er sweat·i·est

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