di·a·pho·re·sis (d   -f-r  s s, d- f-)n. Perspiration, especially when copious and medically induced. [Late Latin diaphor sis, 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]
n
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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| Noun | 1. |  diaphoresis - the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process"bodily function, bodily process, body process, activity - an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity" |
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