diaphoresis
Plural: diaphoreses
Noun
- the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid
- The formation and excretion of sweat.
- The formation and excretion of sweat.
- Excessive sweating; excessive perspiration (more than would be expected in response to a given stimulus; especially when profuse as a symptom of disease or a side effect of a drug).
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin diaphorēsis, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰφόρησῐς (dĭăphórēsĭs, “evaporation, dissipation, perspiration”); by surface analysis, dia- (“through, across”) + -phoresis (“transmission”); also synchronically held to end in the suffix -esis.
Synonyms
hidrosis, perspiration, sudation, sweating, ;, hyperhidrosis, sudoresis, sweating#Noun
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 17
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