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Answer for the clue "Doctor scowled at sign of nervousness ", 10 letters:
cold sweat

Word definitions for cold sweat in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Cold sweat may refer to: Cold sweat or diaphoresis , excessive sweating commonly associated with shock and other medical emergency conditions " Cold Sweat ", a 1967 song by James Brown "Cold Sweat" (Thin Lizzy song) , a 1983 song by Thin Lizzy "Cold Sweat", ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. perspiration which feels chilly to the person perspiring, and which indicates debilitate illness, shock, or the experiencing of an intense emotion such as despair, anxiety, or, especially, fear.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. concurrent perspiration and chill; associated with fear

Usage examples of cold sweat.

Then he went on to tell a garbled life story of which Banks could remember nothing when he woke in a cold sweat to church bells ringing in the distance.