a. [ L. sudor sweat + -ferous. ] (Physiol.) Producing, or secreting, sweat; sudoriparous. [ 1913 Webster ]
Sudoriferous glands (Anat.), small convoluted tubular glands which are situated in the subcutaneous tissues and discharge by minute orifices in the surface of the skin; the sweat glands. [ 1913 Webster ]