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Diaphoresis - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Diaphoresis : (noun)
1: the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a
salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process"
[syn: perspiration, sweating, sudation, hidrosis]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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