Sweat

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Sweating, also known as perspiration, is the production and release of a salt-based liquid substance from the sweat glands in the body[1]. This is an essential bodily process for temperature regulation and for maintaining homeostasis.[2]

The two types of sweat glands in the body are apocrine and eccrine[3]

Sweating occurs regularly in the body, however, some people might experience too much sweating which is known as hyperhidrosis whereas others may experience too little sweating, known as anhidrosis[4]

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