'Diaphoresis' definitions:
Definition of 'diaphoresis'
From: WordNet
noun
The process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process" [syn: perspiration, sweating, diaphoresis, sudation, hidrosis]
Definition of 'Diaphoresis'
From: GCIDE
- 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