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perspiration
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
perspiration Evaporation of water from the skin...secretion of sweat. This insensible perspiration is continuous and inevitable unless...average adult. Colloquially, the word perspiration is used euphemistically to avoid the...
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Heat Disorders
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
...adjusting the amount of salt in the perspiration. Salt helps the cells in body tissues...activity, the body perspires. As perspiration evaporates from the skin, the body...salts (electrolytes), due to heavy perspiration. The muscle tissue becomes less flexible...
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Hot Flashes
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
...rapid rise and discharge of heat with perspiration, discomfort, and possible redness...may produce as little as a beading of perspiration on the upper lip, or a sudden and...clammy sensation as evaporation of perspiration occurs. The episode may last from...
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Body Odor
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
...unpleasant smell caused by the mixing of perspiration, or sweat, and bacteria on the skin...poor personal hygiene, but excessive perspiration or some other underlying disease is...high anxiety and stress that stimulate perspiration may increase the risk of body odors...
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Polygraphs
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security
...heartbeat and increased blood pressure and perspiration. The Polygraph Instrument The polygraph...galvanograph section records the amount of perspiration produced. It consists of electrical...making them a good location to measure perspiration. As the amount of sweat touching the...
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Elder
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
...increase bronchial secretions as well as perspiration. These properties can be useful in...responsible for its ability to increase perspiration. The triterpenes in elder may also...increasing bronchial secretions as well as perspiration, elder is believed to help ease symptoms...
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Blessed Thistle
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
...folk use as a tonic, astringent, diaphoretic (increases perspiration), emetic (induces vomiting ), and stimulant. Both the...hepatitis . A tea from the leaves, taken warm, will increase perspiration, reduce congestion, and help to bring down fever . A mild...
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fever
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...food by the body is dissipated through such processes as perspiration and breathing. It is believed that infectious diseases...and sometimes a depletion of body fluids through excessive perspiration. Extremely high fevers may cause convulsive reactions and...
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Clonidine
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior
...approximately eight hours after their last injection and includes the following: craving for the drug, anxiety, perspiration, perspiration with hot and cold flashes, tearing of the eyes and nose, restlessness, problems sleeping, problems falling...
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Pheromones
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...and are released through body fluids, including saliva and perspiration. Most pheromones are biogenetically derived blends of two...compounds implicated as pheromones have been discovered in human perspiration and urine. Still other compounds appear to function in the...
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