Picardy sweat

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Picardy sweat (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) A disease of 18th- and 19th-century Europe, first recorded in Picardy, France, that resulted in excessive uncontrollable sweating and in severe cases was quickly followed by death. Thought to be caused by hantavirus.
    Synonym: Picardy sweating sickness
    Hypernyms: sweating sickness, sweat, sweats
    Coordinate term: English sweat

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