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excessive sweat

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excessive sweat
[ikses′iv]
Etymology: L, excedere, to go out; AS, swaeaten
perspiration greater than normal for the ambient environment. It is usually a sign of septic fever, pulmonary tuberculosis, hyperthyroidism, chronic renal disease, or malaria. Abnormal sweating of the hands and feet is often a sign of nervous irritability or other emotional stress.


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Those who suffer from axillary hyperhidrosis often have stained clothes as a result of excessive sweat from their underarms.
Reducing the excessive sweat produced in the body becomes inevitable as it causes lots of problems in our routine life.
When these two combine, the excessive sweat is evaporated and the underarm is left dry.
 
 
 
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