night sweats
plural noun
: profuse sweating during sleep that is sometimes a symptom of febrile disease
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Menopause hormone therapy or estrogen topical creams might be the right solution for someone, while other people respond to an SSRI medication for certain symptoms like night sweats.
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Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 27 Feb. 2025
In females, vaginal dryness, night sweats, and irregular periods are common.
—James Myhre & Dennis Sifris, Md, Verywell Health, 27 Feb. 2025
Plus, unlike Egyptian cotton or linen sheets, there’s a cooling factor for keeping night sweats at bay.
—Nora Taylor, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2025
This is why hot flashes that happen during sleep are known as night sweats.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
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Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 27 Feb. 2025
In females, vaginal dryness, night sweats, and irregular periods are common.
—James Myhre & Dennis Sifris, Md, Verywell Health, 27 Feb. 2025
Plus, unlike Egyptian cotton or linen sheets, there’s a cooling factor for keeping night sweats at bay.
—Nora Taylor, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2025
This is why hot flashes that happen during sleep are known as night sweats.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for night sweats
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“Night sweats.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/night%20sweats. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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