DESUDATIO
\dɪsuːdˈe͡ɪʃɪˌə͡ʊ], \dɪsuːdˈeɪʃɪˌəʊ], \d_ɪ_s_uː_d_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ɪ__ˌəʊ]\
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Ephidrosis, Sudamina, Hidroa, from desudare, (de, and sudare,) 'to sweat.' Desudation means a profuse and inordinate sweating, a mucksweat; but, most commonly, the term is applied to an eruption of small pimples, similar to millet seed, which appears chiefly on children, and is owing to want of cleanliness.
By Robley Dunglison
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