sweating sickness
- noun
- /ˈswɛtɪŋ ˈsɪknəs/
- Specialized
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enfermedad de la sudoración
- Farmers became worried when several calves developed sweating sickness during the summer.
Examples
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The veterinarian explained that sweating sickness is often caused by toxins from certain ticks.
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Early diagnosis of sweating sickness is crucial to prevent further losses in the herd.
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The farmer reported cases of sweating sickness in his herd.
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Have you heard about the sweating sickness affecting calves this year?
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Early diagnosis of sweating sickness is crucial to prevent further losses in the herd.
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Farmers became worried when several calves developed sweating sickness during the summer.
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The veterinarian explained that sweating sickness is often caused by toxins from certain ticks.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound simply combines 'sweating' (excessive perspiration) with 'sickness' (illness), so its core meaning — an illness characterized by sweating — is directly derivable from the constituents. A B1 learner who knows both words would grasp the general sense (even if they might not infer the cattle-specific usage), making the expression compositional and transparent.
Etymology
Sweating sickness for cattle was named after calves that showed heavy sweating and bad skin sores after tick bites, so farmers called the problem sweating sickness because the animals were clearly 'sick'.
