toát dương

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Death sweat: The medical and traditional term for a cold, clammy sweat that appears on a person's skin shortly before death, often considered a sign of the body shutting down.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Bác sĩ nhận thấy hiện tượng toát dương trên trán bệnh nhân. (The doctor observed the death sweat on the patient's forehead.)
  • Trong y học cổ truyền, toát dương được xem là một dấu hiệu quan trọng. (In traditional medicine, death sweat is considered an important sign.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is used almost exclusively in medical, particularly palliative care, contexts or in discussions of traditional medicine. It describes a specific physiological symptom near the end of life.

Variants and Related Words

• Vã mồ hôi lạnh (v/n): To break into a cold sweat; a cold sweat. This is a more general term for cold sweating due to fear, illness, or shock, not exclusively pre-death.
  • Cô ấy vã mồ hôi lạnh vì sốt cao. (She broke into a cold sweat because of a high fever.)

Synonyms

• Death sweat: The direct English equivalent.
• Agonal sweating: A clinical term used in medicine.

Notes on Usage

• Toát dương is a formal and specialized term. It is not used in everyday conversation. The more common phrase for "to sweat" is or .
• It carries a solemn and clinical connotation, associated with the final stages of life.