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su⋅dor⋅if⋅ic

  [soo-duh-rif-ik]
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–adjective
1. causing sweat; diaphoretic.
2. sudoriparous.
–noun
3. a sudorific agent.
Origin:
1620–30; < NL sūdōrificus, equiv. to L sūdōr-, s. of sūdor sweat (see sudoriferous ) + -i- -i- + -ficus -fic
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su·do·rif·ic   (sōō'də-rĭf'ĭk)   
adj.  Causing or increasing sweat.
n.  A sudorific medicine. Also called sudatory.

[New Latin sūdōrificus : Latin sūdor, sweat; see sweid- in Indo-European roots + Latin -ficus, -fic.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1su·do·rif·ic
Pronunciation: -'rif-ik
Function: adjective
: causing or inducing sweat : DIAPHORETIC 1 <sudorific herbs>

Main Entry: 2sudorific
Function: noun
: a sudorific agent or medicine
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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sudorific su·dor·if·ic (s&oomacr;'də-rĭf'ĭk)
adj.
Causing or increasing sweat.

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