What is "sudation"

Sudation \Su*da"tion\, n. [L. sudatio, fr. sudare to sweat: cf. F. sudation.] A sweating. [Obs.]

n. 1 perspiration; sweat (gloss: fluid). 2 (context physiology English) The process of perspire.

n. the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process" [syn: perspiration, sweating, diaphoresis, hidrosis]