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sudatory

/ˈsuː.də.tɔːr.i/

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noun

/ˈsuː.də.tɔːr.i/C2formalmedical
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее лекарство, вызывающее потоотделение, или помещение, такое как баня, предназначенное для горячего воздуха или паровых ванн.

A noun referring to a medicine that induces sweating, or a facility such as a bathhouse designed for hot air or steam baths.

  1. Sweat-inducing medicineC2formalmedical

    A medicinal substance or agent that promotes or increases perspiration.

    ruПотогонное средство

    • The physician prescribed a sudatory to help reduce the fever.
    • Herbal sudatories were commonly used in ancient medicine.
    • The patient was given a mild sudatory to induce sweating.

    Synonymsdiaphoreticsudorific

  2. Steam bath or hot air bathC2formal

    A room or establishment designed for hot air baths or steam baths, intended to induce sweating.

    ruПарная или суховоздушная баня

    • The Romans built elaborate sudatories as part of their bath complexes.
    • He visited the sudatory for its therapeutic heat treatments.
    • The sudatory was filled with fragrant steam from heated herbs.

    Synonymssaunasteam bathturkish bath

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