diaphoresis

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diaphoresis

/ˌdaɪ.ə.fəˈɹiː.sɪs/

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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.

noun diaphoreses

countable, uncountable The formation and excretion of sweat.
Similar: sweating, perspiration, hidrosis, sudation, sudoresis · Opposite: adiaphoresis, anhidrosis, ischidrosis
countable, uncountable Excessive sweating; excessive perspiration (more than would be expected in response to a given stimulus; especially when profuse as a symptom of disease or a side effect of a drug). The train of symptoms which mark the typhoid variety of scarlatina generally begin to decline about the tenth or twelfth day, when the case often lapses into a condition similar to rheumatic fever, without its characteristic diaphoreses.
Similar: sweating, perspiration, hidrosis, sudation, sudoresis, hyperhidrosis · Opposite: adiaphoresis, anhidrosis, ischidrosis, hypohidrosis

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@misc{diaphoresis_2026,
  title = {diaphoresis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/diaphoresis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}