Definitions
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- noun medicine A very rare disorder in which the patient sweats blood and/or blood pigments, usually resulting from extreme physical and/or mental stress.
- noun Bloody sweat;
sweating blood .
Etymologies
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From Greek αιματοίδρουν (haimatohidroun) to sweat blood: haimato-, "blood" + hidroun, "to sweat".
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I do not mean the scientific evidence for Christ (although there is some, eg haematidrosis, the sweating of blood in Gethsemane before the Crucifixion) as science was non existent 2000 years ago.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008
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