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2. Underarm liners - Wikipedia

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   Underarm liners. Underarm liners are an alternative to antiperspirants. The liners are applied directly to clothing. They contain absorbent material that wicks away moisture from sweat, keeping the axilla dry. Underarm liners were used more commonly before chemical antiperspirants, primarily by women, to preserve fine dresses from soiling.

3. Focal hyperhidrosis - Wikipedia

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   Focal hyperhidrosis. Focal hyperhidrosis, also known as primary hyperhidrosis, is a disease characterized by an excessive sweating localized in certain body regions (particularly palms, feet and underarms). Studies suggest that this condition, affecting between 1% and 3% of the US population, seems to have a genetic predisposition in about two ...

4. Want to sweat less? Here's what medical experts say. - AOL

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   Hyperhidrosis is the medical term for excessive sweating in the underarms, face, scalp, palms and feet, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine, which also notes that people experiencing it often ...

5. Hyperhidrosis - Wikipedia

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   Hyperhidrosis is a medical condition in which a person exhibits excessive sweating, [1][2] more than that required for the regulation of body temperature. [3] Although it is primarily a physical burden, hyperhidrosis can deteriorate the quality of life of the people who are affected from a psychological, emotional, and social perspective. [4]

6. Apocrine sweat gland - Wikipedia

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   An apocrine sweat gland (/ ˈæpəkrən, - ˌkraɪn, - ˌkriːn /; from Greek apo 'away' and krinein 'to separate') [5][6] is composed of a coiled secretory portion located at the junction of the dermis and subcutaneous fat, from which a straight portion inserts and secretes into the infundibular portion of the hair follicle. [7]

7. Night sweats - Wikipedia

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   Infectious disease, oncology. Night sweats or nocturnal hyperhidrosis[1] is the repeated occurrence of excessive sweating during sleep. [2] The person may or may not also perspire excessively while awake. One of the most common causes of night sweats in women over 40 is the hormonal changes related to menopause and perimenopause. [3]