Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Archaic perfume vase in the shape of a siren, c. 540 BC The etymology of the name is contested. Robert S. P. Beekes has suggested a Pre-Greek origin. [5] Others connect the name to σειρά (seirá, "rope, cord") and εἴρω (eírō, "to tie, join, fasten"), resulting in the meaning "binder, entangler", [6] [better source needed] i.e. one who binds or entangles through magic song.
Harlequin syndrome is a condition characterized by asymmetric sweating and flushing on the upper thoracic region of the chest, neck and face. Harlequin syndrome is considered an injury to the autonomic nervous system (ANS). The ANS controls some of the body's natural processes such as sweating, skin flushing and pupil response to stimuli. [ 1]
Sweat glands, also known as sudoriferous or sudoriparous glands, from Latin sudor 'sweat', [ 6][ 7] are small tubular structures of the skin that produce sweat. Sweat glands are a type of exocrine gland, which are glands that produce and secrete substances onto an epithelial surface by way of a duct. There are two main types of sweat glands ...
Perspiration. Perspiration, also known as sweat, is the fluid secreted by sweat glands in the skin of mammals. [ 1] Two types of sweat glands can be found in humans: eccrine glands and apocrine glands. [ 2] The eccrine sweat glands are distributed over much of the body and are responsible for secreting the watery, brackish sweat most often ...
Prickly heat. Your skin is your body’s natural radiator, giving off energy when you get overheated via coil-shaped, sweat-producing glands. When the moisture reaches the surface of the skin, it ...
Genus: Siren. Species: S. lacertina. Binomial name. Siren lacertina. Linnaeus, 1766. The greater siren ( Siren lacertina) is an amphibian and one of the five members of the genus Siren. The largest of the sirens and one of the largest amphibians in North America, the greater siren resides in the coastal plains of the southeastern United States.
Sweat is supposed to cool us off when it evaporates from our skin. But when it’s extremely humid, the sweat sticks and the body can’t cool itself off as well, raising the risks of heat ...
Siren (stylized as SiREN) is a 2016 American horror film directed by Gregg Bishop and written by Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski. It is the first spin-off film in the V/H/S franchise and feature-length adaptation of "Amateur Night", David Bruckner 's segment from the 2012 anthology horror film V/H/S. [ 1] The film focuses on Jonah ( Chase ...