diaphoresis

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diaphoresis - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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. Diaphoretic

diaphoresis - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  diaphoresis
      n 1: the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a
           salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process" [syn:
           perspiration, sweating, diaphoresis, sudation,
           hidrosis]