Sweat (Perspiration)

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Facts About Sweat (Perspiration) For Kids

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Your body has two different types of sweat glands: eccrine glands (which make watery sweat) and apocrine glands (which make thicker sweat)!

The medical name for sweating is “perspiration” or “diaphoresis,” which comes from Greek words meaning “to carry through”!

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