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synovial sarcoma See sarcoma, synovial.

sweat See perspiration.

sweat chloride test See sweat test.

sweat gland See sudoriferous gland.

sweat gland tumor See syringoma.

sweat test A simple test that is used to evaluate a patient who is suspected of having cystic fibrosis (CF). The goal of the test is to painlessly stimulate the patient’s skin to produce a certain amount of sweat, which may then be absorbed by a special filter paper and analyzed for chloride content. In…

sweating The act of secreting fluid from the skin by the sudoriferous (sweat) glands. See also perspiration; sudoriferous gland.

sweating, gustatory Sweating on the forehead, face, scalp, and neck that occurs soon after ingesting food. Some gustatory sweating is normal after eating hot, spicy foods. Otherwise, gustatory sweating is most commonly a result of damage to a nerve that goes to the parotid gland, the large salivary gland in the cheek. In this condition,…

swimmer’s ear See ear infection, external.

swimming pool granuloma See granuloma, fishbowl.

Sydenham’s chorea A disorder that emerges after a bout of rheumatic fever and is most frequently seen in children. The choreaform movements associated with the disease are twisting. Sydenham’s chorea can be treated with medication. See also PANDAS; rheumatic fever.

symmetric lipomatosis, multiple See cephalothoracic lipodystrophy.