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SWEATS

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Garment consisting of sweat pants and a sweatshirt

Synonyms:

sweat suit; sweats; sweatsuit; workout suit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

garment (an article of clothing)

Meronyms (parts of "sweats"):

sweat pants; sweatpants (loose-fitting trousers with elastic cuffs; worn by athletes)

sweatshirt (cotton knit pullover with long sleeves worn during athletic activity)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Present simple (third person singular) of the verb sweat

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 Context examples: 

Motion sickness can start suddenly, with a queasy feeling and cold sweats.

(Motion Sickness, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Symptoms include: • Painless swelling of the lymph nodes in the neck, armpits, or groin • Fever and chills • Night sweats • Weight loss • Loss of appetite • Itchy skin

(Hodgkin Disease, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

Constitutional signs may include fever, night sweats, anorexia and cachexia.

(Paraneoplastic syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Features commonly associated with lymphoma, including fever above 38C, drenching night sweats, and weight loss of more than 10% of body mass in the previous 6 months.

(B-Symptoms, NCI Thesaurus)

Symptoms include: • Infections • Fever • Loss of appetite • Tiredness • Easy bruising or bleeding • Swollen lymph nodes • Night sweats • Shortness of breath • Pain in the bones or joints

(Childhood Leukemia, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

Patients usually present with fatigue, weight loss, anemia, night sweats, and splenomegaly.

(Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, BCR-ABL1 Positive, NCI Thesaurus)

Signs and symptoms include malaise, weight loss, right upper quadrant abdominal pain, and night sweats.

(Cholangiocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Used to relieve stomach/intestinal symptoms, menopause (hot flashes, sweats, restlessness, and insomnia), headaches, and tachycardia, Belladona Phenobarbital Ergotamine is a combination of an Atropa belladonna alkaloid, a Claviceps purpurea (Ergotamine) alkaloid, and a synthetic barbiturate.

(Belladonna/Phenobarbital/Ergotamine, NCI Thesaurus)