English Explanatory Dictionary

Picardy sweat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

Picardy sweat

Synonyms

Picardy sweating sickness
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