Perspiration
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![A man in a collared shirt sweats after exertion.](/Images/godic/202501/18/Demonstration_of_Sweat0837.jpg")
![The evaporation of sweat on the skin cools the body.](/Images/godic/202501/18/Sweaty_runner0837.jpg")
![Beads of sweat emerging from eccrine glands](/Images/godic/202501/18/TranspirationPerspirationCommonsFL0837.jpg")
Perspiration, also known as sweating or diaphoresis, is the production of fluids secreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals.
Two types of sweat glands can be found in humans: eccrine glands and apocrine glands. The eccrine sweat glands are distributed over much of the body.