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Answer for the clue "The process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid ", 11 letters:
diaphoresis

Word definitions for diaphoresis in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context physiology English) Perspiration, especially when profuse and medically induced.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process" [syn: perspiration , sweating , sudation , hidrosis ]

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.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
redirect 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.