Difference between revisions of "Perspiration"

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'''Perspiration''', also known as "sweat," is a salty fluid produced by the [[human]] [[body]] as a way to dissipate [[heat]].
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'''Perspiration''', also known as "sweat," is a [[salt]]y [[fluid]] produced by [[gland]]s in the [[skin]] of [[mammal]]s. In [[Homo sapiens|human]]s and some other mammals, its primary function is to dissipate [[heat]].
  
 
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Revision as of 03:31, November 5, 2009

Perspiration, also known as "sweat," is a salty fluid produced by glands in the skin of mammals. In humans and some other mammals, its primary function is to dissipate heat.