night sweats
plural noun
: profuse sweating during sleep that is sometimes a symptom of febrile disease
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Its symptoms can include painless swelling of lymph nodes in your neck, armpits or groin, persistent fatigue, fever, night sweats, shortness of breath, unexplained weight loss and itchy skin.
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Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 9 May 2025
That hormonal decline can lead to symptoms like irregular periods, hot flashes, and night sweats.
—Anna North, Vox, 6 May 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, 30 Apr. 2025
And Menopause Can Affect Your Work and Career Again, such symptoms are common and natural as perimenopause and then menopause are natural phases of midlife with hot flashes, night sweats, and difficulty sleeping being among the most frequent.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 9 May 2025
That hormonal decline can lead to symptoms like irregular periods, hot flashes, and night sweats.
—Anna North, Vox, 6 May 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, 30 Apr. 2025
And Menopause Can Affect Your Work and Career Again, such symptoms are common and natural as perimenopause and then menopause are natural phases of midlife with hot flashes, night sweats, and difficulty sleeping being among the most frequent.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Night sweats.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/night%20sweats. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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