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Diaphoresis

Diaphoresis Meaning & Definition
Diaphoresis Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Diaphoresis?

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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Diaphoresis: hidrosis | perspiration | sudation | sweating

Related Terms | Find terms related to Diaphoresis:

See Also | activity | bodily function | bodily process | body process | hyperhidrosis | hyperidrosis | polyhidrosis

Diaphoresis In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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