perspiration (redirected from insensible perspiration)

per·spi·ra·tion  (pûrsp-rshn)

n.

1. The fluid, consisting of water with small amounts of urea and salts, that is excreted through the pores of the skin by the sweat glands; sweat.

2. The act or process of perspiring.

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per·spira·tory (pr-spr-tôr, -tr, pûrspr--) adj.

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perspiration [ˌpɜːspəˈreɪʃən]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) the act or process of insensibly eliminating fluid through the pores of the skin, which evaporates immediately

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) the sensible elimination of fluid through the pores of the skin, which is visible as droplets on the skin

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) the salty fluid secreted through the pores of the skin; sweat

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	perspiration - salty fluid secreted by sweat glands; "sweat poured off his brow" sudor, sweat secretion - a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell H2O, water - binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
	2.	perspiration - the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process" diaphoresis, hidrosis, sudation, sweating 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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perspiration

noun sweat, moisture, wetness, exudation, diaphoresis (Medical), sudor (Medical), hidrosis (Medical) Her hands were wet with perspiration.

Translations

perspiration [ˌpɜːspəˈreɪʃən] N → transpiración f (frm), sudor m
beads of perspiration → gotas fpl de sudor
to be bathed in perspiration → estar bañado en sudor, estar todo sudoroso

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perspiration [ˌpɜː^rspəˈreɪʃ^ən] n → transpiration f

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perspiration

n (= perspiring) → Schwitzen nt, → Transpiration f (geh); (= sweat) → Schweiß m; the perspiration was dripping off him, he was dripping with perspiration → ihm lief der Schweiß in Strömen herunter; beads of perspiration → Schweißperlen pl

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perspiration [ˌpɜːspəˈreɪʃ/ən] n → traspirazione f, sudore m
bathed in perspiration → in un bagno di sudore

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perspiration [ˌpɜːspəˈreɪʃ/ən] n → traspirazione f, sudore m
bathed in perspiration → in un bagno di sudore

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perspiration → تَعَرُّق pocení perspiration Schweiß εφίδρωση transpiración hiki transpiration znojenje traspirazione 汗 땀 transpiratie transpirasjon pot transpiração потение svett เหงื่อ terleme mồ hôi 汗水