n.
Pronunciation: ˌ d ī - ə -f ə - ' r ē -s ə s, ( ˌ )d ī - ˌ a-f ə -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -re · ses \ - ˌ s ē z \
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek diaphor ē sis, from diaphorein to dissipate by perspiration, from dia- + phorein, frequentative of pherein to carry
Date: circa 1681
: PERSPIRATION especially : profuse perspiration artificially induced