Definition of DIAPHORESIS

diaphoresis

Meanings

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.

Scrabble Score: 17

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Words With Friends Score: 17

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