Associations to the word «Diaphoresis»

Wiktionary

DIAPHORESIS, noun. (physiology) Perspiration, especially when profuse and medically induced.

Dictionary definition

DIAPHORESIS, noun. The process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process".

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne