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View synonyms for diaphoresis
diaphoresis
[ dahy-uh-fuh-ree-sis ]
noun
, Medicine/Medical.
- perspiration, especially when artificially induced.
diaphoresis
/ ˌdaɪəfəˈriːsɪs /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of diaphoresis1
1675–85; < Late Latin < Greek: a sweating, equivalent to diaphorē- (verbid stem of diaphoreîn to carry off or through) + -sis -sis
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Word History and Origins
Origin of diaphoresis1
C17: via Late Latin from Greek, from diaphorein to disperse by perspiration, from dia- + phorein to carry, variant of pherein
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Example Sentences
With regard to the state of the atmosphere, warmth favours diaphoresis, cold repels it.
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The recumbent posture, and sleep, promote diaphoresis; the erect posture and wakefulness, diuresis.
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To prevent it from acting upon the skin, the conditions which favour diaphoresis should be, if possible, avoided.
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Probably there also eliminated in a free state, it is thus able to diminish excessive diaphoresis.
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Used as a vapor-bath it produces abundant diaphoresis, and the infusion given internally has a like effect.
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