Definitions for: Diaphoresis


[n] the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: hidrosis, perspiration, sudation, sweating

See Also: activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process, hyperhidrosis, hyperidrosis, polyhidrosis

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