diaphoresis

di·a·pho·re·sis (d

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Perspiration, especially when copious and medically induced.

[Late Latin diaphorsis, from Greek, from diaphorein, to disperse : dia-, dia- + phorein, to convey, frequentative of pherein, to carry; see bher-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

diaphoresis [ˌdaɪəfəˈriːsɪs]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) a technical name for sweating

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) perceptible and excessive sweating; sweat

[via Late Latin from Greek, from diaphorein to disperse by perspiration, from dia- + phorein to carry, variant of pherein]

diaphoresis

sweating, especially when artificially induced. — diaphoretic, adj.

See also: Bodily Functions

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diaphoresis - the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process"

hidrosis, sudation, sweating, perspiration

bodily function, bodily process, body process, activity - an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity"

hyperhidrosis, hyperidrosis, polyhidrosis - excessive and profuse perspiration

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These physicians listed the following early signs and symptoms in order of their frequency: fang marks, local swelling, paresthesias, nausea, vomiting, euphoria, generalized weakness, dizziness, diplopia or double vision, dyspnea, diaphoresis, muscle tenderness, fasiculations and mental confusion.

Respiratory therapy's role in the treatment of coral snake bites by Grenard, Steven / FOCUS: Journal for Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine

Within 1 day of the last dose, he experienced anxiety, diaphoresis, and palpitations.

Gabapentin withdrawal by Leard-Hansson, Jan; Guttmacher, Laurence / Clinical Psychiatry News

Because the pyloric sphincter is bypassed, simple sugar is dumped into the small intestine causing an increase in the osmotic load, thereby drawing fluid into the intestine leading to diarrhea, nausea, diaphoresis and abdominal cramps.

A New Direction in Weight Control - Gastric Bypass Surgery by Scott Michaels / Food/cooking/nutrition community

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