perspiration
noun
a salty, watery fluid secreted by the sweat glands of the skin, especially when very warm as a result of strenuous exertion; sweat.
perspirations
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pluralof perspiration.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Let us go also to the weakest: They have strange perspirations!
From Contemporary Belgian Poetry Selected and Translated by Jethro Bithell by Various
If there are weakening perspirations, atropin should be given, especially as it is also a circulatory stimulant.
From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)
Dea, when fatigued, suffered from perspirations and drowsiness, and took a daily siesta, as we have already seen.
From The Man Who Laughs by Hugo, Victor
This condition is followed by profuse cold perspirations.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
As the disease advances, the countenance becomes very pale, and the flesh wastes, and profuse night perspirations, great debility, swelling of the ankles, and nervousness ensue.
From The Maternal Management of Children, in Health and Disease by Bull, Thomas
