sudoriferous, sudoriparous 1. Producing, or secreting, sweat. 2. Sudoriferous glands, 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. 3. The superficial portion of the sweat gland that passes through the corium and epidermis, opening on t... Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2061/2