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sudatory

sudatory

9.9
A medicine that makes you sweat
  • noun
  • /ˈsjuːdəˌtɔri/
  • Archaic
translation icon : sudorífico
  • The physician prescribed a sudatory to help lower the patient's fever.

Examples

  • In the past, doctors relied on sudatory remedies to treat various illnesses.

  • She took a sudatory to relieve her symptoms.

  • Certain herbal teas have a mild sudatory effect and are used in traditional medicine.

  • The sudatory helped him feel better during the cold.

  • Certain herbal teas have a mild sudatory effect and are used in traditional medicine.

  • The physician prescribed a sudatory to help lower the patient's fever.

  • In the past, doctors relied on sudatory remedies to treat various illnesses.

Synonyms

diaphoretic
vssudatory
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A medicine or plant that makes a person sweat to reduce a fever

is a stronger term that directly causes or increases sweating
sudorific
vssudatory
  • Specialized
9.9

A medicine that makes you sweat

has identical meaning but differs only in form

Antonyms

antiperspirant
5 3.3

A substance you put on your underarms to reduce sweating

Surface Forms

sudatory singular
sudatories plural

Morphology

sudatory = sudate (opaque) = sudate + ory

Formed from the rare medical verb 'sudate' plus the suffix '-ory', so average learners will not reliably derive the meaning from the parts.

Etymology

Sudatory comes from the old Latin word sudor meaning 'sweat', so a sudatory is something, like a medicine or tea, that makes you sweat to help the body heal.