Sudoriferous \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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)