diaphoresis
[ dahy-uh-fuh-ree-sis ]
/ ˌdaɪ ə fəˈri sɪs /
noun Medicine/Medical.
perspiration, especially when artificially induced.
Origin of diaphoresis
1675–85; < Late Latin < Greek: a sweating, equivalent to
diaphorē- (verbid stem of
diaphoreîn to carry off or through) +
-sis
-sis
Words nearby diaphoresis
diaphanous,
diaphemetric,
diaphone,
diaphony,
diaphorase,
diaphoresis,
diaphoretic,
diaphototropism,
diaphragm,
diaphragm phenomenon,
diaphragmatic
British Dictionary definitions for diaphoreses
diaphoresis
/ (ˌdaɪəfəˈriːsɪs) /
noun
a technical name for sweating
See sweat (def. 10)
perceptible and excessive sweating; sweat
Word Origin for diaphoresis
C17: via Late Latin from Greek, from
diaphorein to disperse by perspiration, from
dia- +
phorein to carry, variant of
pherein
Medical definitions for diaphoreses
diaphoresis
[ dī′ə-fə-rē′sĭs, dī-ăf′ə- ]
n.
Perspiration, especially when copious and medically induced.