Meaning of DIAPHORESIS
| Pronunciation: | | `dIufu'reesis
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| | Definition: | | [n] the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process" |
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| | Synonyms: | | hidrosis, perspiration, sudation, sweating |
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| | See Also: | | activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process, hyperhidrosis, hyperidrosis, polyhidrosis | |
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| | 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.
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