diaphoresis
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The formation and excretion of sweat.
- (countable, uncountable) The formation and excretion of sweat.
Opposite of
adiaphoresis, anhidrosis, ischidrosis, hypohidrosis
Synonyms
sudoresis
sweating method
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌdaɪ.ə.fəˈɹiː.sɪs/
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.
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