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DIAPHORESIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid
Example:
perspiration is a homeostatic process
Synonyms:
diaphoresis; hidrosis; perspiration; sudation; sweating
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("diaphoresis" is a kind of...):
activity; bodily function; bodily process; body process (an organic process that takes place in the body)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "diaphoresis"):
hyperhidrosis; hyperidrosis; polyhidrosis (excessive and profuse perspiration)
Derivation:
diaphoretic (inducing perspiration)
