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sudorific /su·do·rif·ic/ (soo″do-rif´ik) diaphoretic.

su·dor·if·ic (s

-r

adj.

Causing or increasing sweat.

sudorific

[so̅o̅′dərif′ik]

Etymology: L, sudor, sweat, facere, to make

1 adj, pertaining to a substance or condition, such as heat or emotional tension, that promotes sweating.

2 n, a sudorific agent. Sweat glands are stimulated by cholinergic drugs. The alkaloid pilocarpine is a potent sudorific drug, but it is rarely used for that purpose in modern medicine. Also called diaphoretic.

diaphoretic [di″ah-fo-ret´ik]

1. pertaining to, characterized by, or promoting sweating.

2. an agent that promotes sweating; called also sudorific.

sudorific (sōōˈ·d

·riˑ·fik),

adj causing perspiration.

sudorific (soo´d

rif´ik),

n an agent, substance, or condition, such as heat or emotional tension, that promotes sweating.

sudorific

1. promoting sweating; diaphoretic.

2. an agent that causes sweating.

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