Picardy sweat

noun

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.

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Picardy sweating sickness
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Meanings

nounPicardy sweat (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA 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.

    Synonyms: Picardy sweating sickness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

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Picardy sweating sickness
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picardy sweating sickness

Translations

French suette des Picards
  • suette des PicardsTranslations
German picard'scher Schweiß, picard'sches Schweissfieber
  • picard'scher SchweißTranslations
  • picard'sches SchweissfieberTranslations
  • FrieselfieberTranslations
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Picardy sweat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Picardy%20sweat

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Picardy sweat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Picardy%20sweat.

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