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The process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid
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diaphoresis
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WordNet
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n. the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process" [syn: perspiration , sweating , sudation , hidrosis ]
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redirect Perspiration
Wiktionary
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n. (context physiology English) Perspiration, especially when profuse and medically induced.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Usage examples of diaphoresis.
THE FOOT BATH is frequently employed, as a means of causing diaphoresis, in colds, attacks of acute diseases, and also to draw the blood from the head or some internal organ.