Sign or Symptom
night sweats
[ nahyt swets ]
Definitions related to night sweats:
  • Nocturnal perspiration that is unrelated to environmental temperature.
    NICHD Pediatric Terminology
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Occurrence of excessive sweating during sleep.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
  • Perspiration experienced nocturnally that is unrelated to environmental temperature.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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