Meaning & use
Sudoriferous
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Producing or secreting sweat.
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The sudoriferous glands in the skin help regulate body temperature through perspiration.
Textbooks describe the sudoriferous system as essential to the body's cooling mechanism.
A note on using this word
Sudoriferous comes from Latin 'sudor' (sweat) and 'ferre' (to carry); it is used almost exclusively in anatomy and medicine, as in 'sudoriferous glands.'
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