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SWEATING

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid

Example:

perspiration is a homeostatic process

Synonyms:

diaphoresis; hidrosis; perspiration; sudation; sweating

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("sweating" is a kind of...):

activity; bodily function; bodily process; body process (an organic process that takes place in the body)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sweating"):

hyperhidrosis; hyperidrosis; polyhidrosis (excessive and profuse perspiration)

Derivation:

sweat (excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb sweat

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 Context examples: 

This reaction includes , but is not limited to, flushing, headache, respiratory difficulty, nausea,vomiting, sweating, thirst, chest pain, tachycardia, blurred vision and hypotension.

(Disulfiram, NCI Thesaurus)

Symptoms include cramps, nausea, diarrhea, sweating, weakness, and dizziness.

(Dumping syndrome, NCI Dictionary)

Specific psychological phenomenon characterized by sudden onset of anxiety (often unrelated to objective events), accompanied by autonomic symptoms such as tachycardia, paresthesia, flushing, and sweating.

(Panic Disorder, NIH CRISP Thesaurus)

Panic may include rapid heart rate, flushing (a hot, red face), sweating, and trouble breathing.

(Panic, NCI Dictionary)

‘Oh, tut, tut! sweating—rank sweating!’ he cried, throwing his fat hands out into the air like a man who is in a boiling passion.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

F511 cream contains a substance that is used in products to control excess sweating under the arms and on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet.

(Antiperspirant Cream F511, NCI Dictionary)

Symptoms include high fever, sweating, unstable blood pressure, confusion, and stiffness.

(Neuroleptic malignant syndrome, NCI Dictionary)

Get immediate medical care if you have chest pain that does not go away, crushing pain or pressure in the chest, or chest pain along with nausea, sweating, dizziness or shortness of breath.

(Chest Pain, NIH)

A disorder characterized by a sensation of cold that often marks a physiologic response to sweating after a fever.

(Chills, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

These include severe underarm sweating and severe muscle spasms in the neck and shoulders.

(Botox, NCI Dictionary)