(colloquial) To do hard physical exercise or work, and sweat as a result. / (colloquial) To wait or endure anxiously.

miliaria

An unidentified, highly virulent disease with aches and sweating, the cause of a series of epidemics in England and Europe between 1485 and 1551.

(transitive, informal) To lose (weight) by sweating (from heavy exercise, sauna etc.).

(anatomy) An exocrine gland found under the skin in mammals for regulating body temperature.

plural of sweat gland

sweating sickness

(anatomy) The opening of a sweat gland to the surface of the skin.

A structure in which people expose themselves to high-temperature air, often combined with steam or aromatic substances, as in a steam bath or sauna.

Perspiration which feels chilly to the person perspiring, and which indicates debilitating illness, shock, or the experiencing of an intense emotion such as despair, anxiety, or, especially, fear.