night sweats
plural noun
: profuse sweating during sleep that is sometimes a symptom of febrile disease
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Hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, brain fog—this didn’t sound like a party.
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Nell Beram, Allure, 5 Feb. 2025
Symptoms include persistent cough, fever, night sweats and unexplained weight loss, said Dr. Ankita Kadakia, the county’s interim public health officer.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Signs and symptoms include a cough that lasts for three weeks or longer, coughing up blood or phlegm, chest pain, weakness, fatigue, weight loss, loss of appetite, fever, chills and night sweats, according to the CDC.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2025
These benefits are meant to help employees cope with symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, depression and other physical discomforts.
—Fran Kritz The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 25 Nov. 2024
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Nell Beram, Allure, 5 Feb. 2025
Symptoms include persistent cough, fever, night sweats and unexplained weight loss, said Dr. Ankita Kadakia, the county’s interim public health officer.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Signs and symptoms include a cough that lasts for three weeks or longer, coughing up blood or phlegm, chest pain, weakness, fatigue, weight loss, loss of appetite, fever, chills and night sweats, according to the CDC.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2025
These benefits are meant to help employees cope with symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, depression and other physical discomforts.
—Fran Kritz The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Night sweats.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/night%20sweats. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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