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pilocarpine
pilocarpine , naturally occurring alkaloid obtained from plants of the genus Pilocarpus (family Rutaceae). By mimicking the effects of acetylcholine , pilocarpine acts as a stimulant of the parasympathetic nervous system . It promotes the flow of saliva and urine and increases perspiration. Beca... Read more
Sanctorius
Sanctorius , Ital. Santorio, 1561-1636, Italian physiologist. He was a professor at Padua (1611-24). By his quantitative experiments in temperature, respiration, and weight, he measured what he called "insensible perspiration" and laid the foundation for the study of metabolism. Among the inst... Read more
deodorizer
deodorizer or deodorant, substance used to absorb or eliminate offensive odors. Disinfectants such as hydrogen peroxide, chlorine, and chlorine compounds eliminate odors caused by microorganisms. Adsorbent deodorizers such as activated charcoal and silica gel remove odorous molecules by attract... Read more
handkerchief
handkerchief In classical Greece pieces of fine perfumed cotton, known as mouth or perspiration cloths, were often used by the wealthy. From the 1st cent. BC, Roman men of rank used an oblong cloth of linen (the sudarium ) chiefly to wipe perspiration from the face and hands. During the empire a s... Read more
cramp
cramp painful uncontrollable contraction of a muscle or group of muscles. The type that results from cold, strain, or disturbance of circulation (as experienced by swimmers) is eased by massage and the application of heat. Cramp in the abdominal or skeletal muscles brought on by hard physical exert... Read more
ringworm
ringworm or tinea , superficial eruption of the skin caused by a fungus, chiefly Microsporum, Trichophyton, or Epidermophyton. Any area of the skin may be affected, including the scalp and nails, but the most common site is the feet. That disorder is often called athlete's foot in the belief... Read more
secretion
secretion in biology, substance elaborated by the living material of an animal or plant. Secretions in humans can be produced by a single cell or by a group of cells commonly called a gland. Some secretions perform special functions in the body (true secretions); others are eliminated as waste prod... Read more
fever
fever elevation of body temperature above the normal level, which in humans is about 98°F (37°C) when measured orally. Fever is considered to be a symptom of a disorder rather than a disease in itself. Under normal conditions the heat that is generated by the burning of food by the body is ... Read more
ventilation
ventilation process of supplying fresh air to an enclosed space and removing from it air contaminated by odors, gases, or smoke. Proper ventilation requires also that there be a movement or circulation of the air within the space and that the temperature and humidity be maintained within a ran... Read more
anxiety
anxiety anticipatory tension or vague dread persisting in the absence of a specific threat. In contrast to fear, which is a realistic reaction to actual danger, anxiety is generally related to an unconscious threat. Physiological symptoms of anxiety include increases in pulse rate and blood pressur... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Perspiration"

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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
body fluids
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body ...water loss from the skin, termed ‘insensible perspiration’, is evaporative loss from the skin epithelial...rate. It is not sweat. Sweating , or ‘sensible perspiration’ represents an additional and adjustable loss...
Jock Itch
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine ...infection. Light clothing should be worn during warm weather to decrease perspiration and allow dissipation of body heat. Clean and dry cotton underwear will wick perspiration away from the skin, and prevent jock itch from developing. Use baby...
handkerchief
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Greece pieces of fine perfumed cotton, known as mouth or perspiration cloths, were often used by the wealthy. From the 1st cent...an oblong cloth of linen (the sudarium ) chiefly to wipe perspiration from the face and hands. During the empire a square handkerchief...
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...

Dictionary entries related to "Perspiration"

perspiration
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...x101; sh ən / • n. the process of sweating: it causes perspiration and a rapid heartbeat. ∎  sweat: perspiration ran down his forehead. DERIVATIVES: per·spir·a·to...
diaphoretic
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology ...x2014; Gr. diaphorētikós , f. diaphórēsis perspiration, f. diaphoreîn throw off by perspiration, f. DIA- + phoreîn carry, rel. to phérein BEAR 2 .
Dodart, Denis
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...Santorio, measuring the changes in weight of his body and in particular the quantity of imperceptible perspiration. He demonstrated that perspiration gradually decreases as one grows older and also noted, for example, how much the strictest Lenten...
mist
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...x220E;  [in sing. ] a condensed vapor settling in fine droplets on a surface: a breeze cooled the mist of perspiration that had dampened her temples. ∎  [in sing. ] a haze or film over the eyes, esp. caused by tears...
Barbour, Henry Gray
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...the brain reacted to the increased heat of this blood with such cooling responses as peripheral vasodilation and increased perspiration. In 1912 Barbour set out to test the effect of heat and cold applied directly to this temperature-responsive region of...
Benedict, Francis Gano
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...the basal metabolic-rate test, which has only recently given ground to less involved methods. His standards for the basal metabolic rates of humans are still valuable (1919). Insensible perspiration was found proportional to b
Cruikshank, William Cumberland
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...introducing mercury into the circulation, the absorption of calomel from the internal surface of the mouth, and the insensible perspiration of the human body. Cruikshank ’ s best-known piece of research was The Anatomy of the Absorbing Vessels of the...
Favre, Pierre Antoine
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...wrote several papers on such physiologically important compounds as lactic acid, mannitol, and the constituents of human perspiration. His interests turned to thermochemistry about 1848 — indeed, Favre is perhaps best-known for using the term...
Sanctorius
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition ...measured his own weight, weight of food consumed and urine and faeces produced, and attributed the difference to ‘insensible perspiration’, which we would now call metabolism leading to carbon dioxide production.
Halictidae
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology ...those of the Colletidae , the brood cells are lined with macrocyclic lactones secreted by the Dufour's gland . Small species of Lasioglossum are attracted to human perspiration and hence the name ‘sweat bees’.

Thesaurus entries related to "Perspiration"

perspiration
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus perspiration • noun  you should avoid products that prevent normal perspiration synonyms : sweat, moisture; Medicine diaphoresis.
sweat
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English sweat • verb   1. sweating in the heat synonyms : perspire, exude perspiration, drip with perspiration/sweat, break out in a sweat.   2. they were sweating until the results came through synonyms...
damp
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...wetness, wet, water, condensation, steam, vapor; clamminess, dankness; rain, dew, drizzle, precipitation, spray; perspiration, sweat. antonym: dryness. • verb   1. sweat damped his hair. See dampen sense 1.   2. nothing...
lather
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...much lather synonyms : suds, soapsuds, foam, froth, bubbles.   2. horses covered in lather synonyms : sweat, perspiration.   3. getting in a lather over the exams synonyms : nervous state, state of agitation, state of anxiety, fluster...
tear
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English tear 3 • noun   1. tears ran down her cheeks synonym : teardrop.   2. tears of perspiration/resin synonyms : drop, droplet, globule, bead. phrase: in tears   synonyms : tearful, crying, weeping, sobbing, blubbering.
moisture
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English moisture • noun   synonyms : water, liquid, wetness, wet, dampness, damp, humidity, dankness, wateriness, rain, dew, drizzle, perspiration, sweat.

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Don't Let Excessive Underarm Perspiration Put a Damper on Your Summer Wardrobe.
PR Newswire; 5/15/2007; 700+ words ; ...isn't always fun for those who worry about their noticeable perspiration. According to the Certain Dri Perspiration Poll*, 45 percent of American adults report perspiration is either "sometimes" or "often" a problem for them, and...
Breathable perspiration pads with odour control.
Newspaper article from: Medical Textiles; 10/1/2001; 700+ words ; ...discloses odour-controlling breathable perspiration pads in US Patent 6 203 810. The company...Ohio, USA, says the pads absorb perspiration from the underarm, wrists and head...advantages: * they hinder the generation of perspiration and its associated odour; * they effectively...
Don't Sweat It: Millions of Americans Troubled by Excessive Underarm Perspiration; Now, a Solution to Stop the Sweat and Feel Fresh All Day.
Business Wire; 5/23/2006; 700+ words ; ...reality of excessive underarm perspiration can be embarrassing and life...York. In fact, the Certain Dri Perspiration Poll* found that almost half...percent) of those who feel their perspiration is a problem worry about having...
Never Mind Cold Feet...How about Cold Sweat?; Nervous Brides Troubled by Excessive Perspiration; Now, a Solution to Stop the Sweat and Feel Fresh All (Wedding) Day.
Business Wire; 5/30/2006; 700+ words ; ...fact, according to the Certain Dri Perspiration Poll, 47% of respondents (male and...people are not alone - the Certain Dri Perspiration Poll also found that of those people...million men and women - feel that their perspiration is a problem. E[acute accent]A...
A PRIMER ON PERSPIRATION.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 8/23/1994; 700+ words ; ...worse. Overheated hippos have red perspiration, he says. Cinema sweat: The most...Spicy foods and alcohol can affect perspiration amounts and odor, says University...sniff and knew exactly what I had.'' Perspiration output: In general, men sweat twice...
Sweating it out; the problem of profuse perspiration. (includes related article on deodorants)
Magazine article from: FDA Consumer; 12/1/1985; ; 700+ words ; In only 15 minutes, profuse perspiration drenches a woman's clothes...least "annoyed" by underarm perspiration is evidenced by the millions...suffering from hyperhidrosis, perspiration is far more than just annoying...
Don't Sweat the Job Interview; New Poll Shows Noticeable Perspiration Won't Help You Land That Job.
Business Wire; 4/17/2003; 700+ words ; ...According to the new Certain Dri Perspiration Poll(TM), conducted by PKS Research...of the actual interview. Excessive perspiration, often aggravated by the stress of...Other findings of the Certain Dri Perspiration Poll: -- Despite the constant warm...
Perspiration-absorbing/quick-drying polyester "Triactor" fro Toyobo
Magazine article from: JTN Monthly; 12/1/1999; ; 563 words ; ...hydrophobic fiber and has no water- and perspiration-- absorbencies like cotton or wool...it is possible to create water- and perspiration-absorbencies equivalent to those...to provide polyester fabrics with a perspiration-- absorbing/quick-drying property...
Sweaty Politicians Do Not Bode Well in Public Opinion Survey; - Dockers(R) Brand Holds Unofficial Shirt Sponsorship of 2004 Presidential Election; Provides Kerry and Bush with Perspiration Guard(TM) Shirts to Help Level the Playing Field in One Public Perception Category -.
PR Newswire; 8/30/2004; 700+ words ; ...shirts containing breakthrough Perspiration Guard(TM) technology that drastically minimizes unsightly perspiration marks from showing through, no...t stop sweat. Dockers(R) Perspiration Guard shirts provide the solution...
Lion Adds New Fragrance to Deodorant Spray and Perspiration Wiping Powder Sheet Products.
Magazine article from: Cosmetics & Toiletries & Household Products Marketing News in Japan; 2/25/2005; 453 words ; ...sweet muscat to a deodorant spray and perspiration wiping powder sheet product for women...summer of 2004 saw accelerated sales of perspiration control deodorant products. According...from 2003, about 80% of women use perspiration control deodorants, especially young...