Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Diaphoresis"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Diaphoresis \Di`a*pho*re"sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to carry
through, to throw off by perspiration; dia` through + ? to
carry.] (Med.)
Perspiration, or an increase of perspiration.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
diaphoresis
n : the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a
salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process"
[syn: {perspiration}, {sweating}, {sudation}, {hidrosis}]
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