Finding
sweating
sweat·ing [ swet-ing ]
Subclass of:
Skin Physiological Phenomena; Physiologic Thermoregulation
Definitions related to sweating:
  • A watery secretion by the sweat glands that is primarily composed of salt, urea and minerals.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The process of exocrine secretion of the SWEAT GLANDS, including the aqueous sweat from the ECCRINE GLANDS and the complex viscous fluids of the APOCRINE GLANDS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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