sudor
/ (ˈsjuːdɔː) /
noun
a technical name for sweat
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Derived forms of sudor
sudoral (ˈsjuːdərəl), adjectiveWord Origin for sudor
Latin
Words nearby sudor
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Example sentences from the Web for sudor
About the middle of June, the terrible sweating sickness (sudor anglicus) broke out in England.
History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, Volume V|J. H. Merle d'AubignéIt was a sufficiently prominent symptom in the Oxford gaol-fever of 1577 for the sudor Anglicus to be called to mind.
A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II)|Charles Creighton
Medical definitions for sudor (1 of 2)
sudor
[ sōō′dər, -dôr′ ]
n.
Sweat.
Medical definitions for sudor (2 of 2)
sudor-
pref.
Perspiration; sweat:sudoresis.
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