Su`dor*if"er*ous (?), a. [L. sudor sweat + -ferous.] Physiol.
Producing, or secreting, sweat; sudoriparous.
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.
© Webster 1913.