DIAPHORESIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does diaphoresis mean? 

• DIAPHORESIS (noun)
  The noun DIAPHORESIS has 1 sense:

1. the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid

  Familiarity information: DIAPHORESIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DIAPHORESIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

diaphoresis; hidrosis; perspiration; sudation; sweating

Context example:

perspiration is a homeostatic process

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)

 Context examples 

A rare syndrome characterized by an abnormally dilated pupil, hypoflexia, and diaphoresis.

(Holmes-Adie Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Pertaining to or characterized by, or promoting diaphoresis; an agent that produces diaphoresis. (Diaphoresis is the act of perspiration, especially profuse perspiration).

(Diaphoretic, Food and Drug Administration)

It is usually caused by severe diarrhea, vomiting or diaphoresis.

(Dehydration, NCI Thesaurus)

Less common isolated presentations, primarily in older adults, include nausea and vomiting, diaphoresis, and unexplained fatigue.

(Atypical Coronary Artery Disease Symptom, NCI Thesaurus/ACC)