DIAPHORESIS


Meaning of DIAPHORESIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌdī-ə-fə-ˈrē-səs, (ˌ)dī-ˌa-fə- ]

noun

( plural di·a·pho·re·ses -ˌsēz)

Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek diaphorēsis, from diaphorein to dissipate by perspiration, from dia- + phorein, frequentative of pherein to carry

Date: circa 1681

: perspiration ; especially : profuse perspiration artificially induced

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