Perspiration, also known as sweat, is the fluid secreted by sweat glands in the skin of mammals. Two types of sweat glands can be found in humans: eccrine... 31 KB (3,657 words) - 15:16, 8 April 2024 |
Insensible perspiration, also known as transepidermal water loss, is the passive vapour diffusion of water through the epidermis. Insensible perspiration takes... 3 KB (336 words) - 10:00, 21 December 2023 |
Sweating sickness (redirect from Perspiration sickness) Sweating sickness, also known as the sweats, English sweating sickness, English sweat or sudor anglicus in Latin, was a mysterious and contagious disease... 32 KB (3,831 words) - 17:26, 25 February 2024 |
Chromhidrosis (redirect from Colored perspiration) Chromhidrosis is a rare condition characterized by the secretion of colored sweat. It is caused by the deposition of lipofuscin in the sweat glands. Cases... 4 KB (283 words) - 09:06, 20 January 2024 |
and hidrosis can mean either perspiration (in which sense they are synonymous with sweating) or excessive perspiration, in which case they refer to a... 38 KB (4,069 words) - 04:40, 5 April 2024 |
absorbing perspiration. The foot is among the heaviest producers of sweat in the body, it can produce over 0.25 US pints (0.12 L) of perspiration per day;... 21 KB (2,371 words) - 03:18, 8 April 2024 |
the body to prevent or mask body odor caused by bacterial breakdown of perspiration, for example in the armpits, groin, or feet. A subclass of deodorants... 37 KB (4,106 words) - 22:49, 4 April 2024 |
The Joy of Sweat: The Strange Science of Perspiration is a popular science book by Sarah Everts, published in 2021 by W. W. Norton & Company. Featured... 2 KB (155 words) - 09:58, 16 April 2024 |