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sudatory

[soo-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]

su·da·to·ry

[soo-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] adjective, noun, plural -ries.
adjective
1.
pertaining to or causing sweating.
2.
pertaining to a sudatorium.
noun

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Origin:
1590–1600; < Latin sūdātōrius inducing sweat, equivalent to sūdā(re) to sweat + -tōrius -tory1
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sudatorium or sudatory (ˌsjuːdəˈtɔːrɪəm)
 
n , pl -toria, -tories
a room, esp in a Roman bathhouse, where sweating is induced by heat
 
[C18: from Latin, from sūdāre to sweat]
 
sudatory or sudatory (ˌsjuːdəˈtɔːrɪəm, -ˈtɔːrɪə)
 
n
 
[C18: from Latin, from sūdāre to sweat]

sudatory (ˈsjuːdətərɪ, -trɪ)
 
adj
1.  relating to or producing sweating; sudorific
 
n , -ries
2.  med a sudatory agent
3.  another word for sudatorium

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