night sweats
noun (used with a plural verb) Pathology.
heavy sweating during sleep, especially as a symptom of certain diseases, as tuberculosis.
Origin of night sweats
First recorded in 1745–55
Words nearby night sweats
night school,
night shift,
night snake,
night soil,
night stick,
night sweats,
night table,
night terror,
night terrors,
night vision,
night watch
Example sentences from the Web for night sweats
Her somnambulic situation alternated with fever, hemorrhage, and night-sweats.
Summer on the Lakes, in 1843 |S.M. FullerWith the exception of afternoon fever and night-sweats the patient may feel very comfortable.
The exceedingly debilitating effect of night-sweats is well known.
At the same time the night-sweats left off, and the patients improved in appearance and gained in weight.