Noun: sudatory 'soo-du,to-ree [N. Amer], s(y)oo-du-t(u-)ree [Brit]
- A bathhouse for hot air baths or steam baths
"Ancient Romans would relax and socialize in the sudatory";
- sudatorium [archaic]
- A medicine that causes or increases sweating
"The doctor prescribed a sudatory to help reduce the patient's fever";
- sudorific
Derived forms: sudatories
Type of: bathhouse, med [informal], medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine
Encyclopedia: Sudatory