sudoriparous

[ soo-duh-rip-er-uhs ]

adjective

1. producing or secreting sweat.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sudoriparous¹

1850–55; < Latin sūdor sweat ( sudoriferous ) + -i- + -parous

Example Sentences

Mammary glands of the sudoriparous and not the sebaceous type of epidermic gland.

From Project Gutenberg

These excretory processes of the skin are effected by means of very minute vessels called the sudoriparous or sweat-glands.

From Project Gutenberg