Definition of sudoriferous in English:
sudoriferous
adjective ˌs(j)uːdəˈrɪf(ə)rəsˌsudəˈrɪf(ə)rəs
(of a gland) secreting sweat.
Example sentencesExamples
- The numbers and locations of sudoriferous glands vary greatly between species.
- Both groups of sudoriferous glands (sweat glands) are in most of the body: eccrine glands are coiled ducts deep in the skin that connect to the surface; apocrine glands are in armpits, areolae of nipples, and the genital region.
- As described in Sanmartin et al., Beier in 1985 described a painful, sudoriferous skin nodule of angiomatous nature, which he called sudoriferous angioma.
- The eccrine sudoriferous glands are distributed on the entire surface of the body with more abundance on palms, soles and on the forehead.
- The action of pilocarpine upon the involuntary muscles is caused in the same manner as upon the sudoriferous glands - by impressing the myo-neural receptors.
Origin
Late 16th century (in the sense 'sudorific'): from late Latin sudorifer (from Latin sudor 'sweat') + -ous.
Definition of sudoriferous in US English:
sudoriferous
adjectiveˌso͞odəˈrif(ə)rəsˌsudəˈrɪf(ə)rəs
(of a gland) secreting sweat.
Example sentencesExamples
- Both groups of sudoriferous glands (sweat glands) are in most of the body: eccrine glands are coiled ducts deep in the skin that connect to the surface; apocrine glands are in armpits, areolae of nipples, and the genital region.
- As described in Sanmartin et al., Beier in 1985 described a painful, sudoriferous skin nodule of angiomatous nature, which he called sudoriferous angioma.
- The numbers and locations of sudoriferous glands vary greatly between species.
- The action of pilocarpine upon the involuntary muscles is caused in the same manner as upon the sudoriferous glands - by impressing the myo-neural receptors.
- The eccrine sudoriferous glands are distributed on the entire surface of the body with more abundance on palms, soles and on the forehead.
Origin
Late 16th century (in the sense ‘sudorific’): from late Latin sudorifer (from Latin sudor ‘sweat’) + -ous.