Diaphoresis

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

diaphoresis
    n 1: the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a
         salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process" [syn:
         {perspiration}, {sweating}, {diaphoresis}, {sudation},
         {hidrosis}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Diaphoresis \Di`a*pho*re"sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to carry
   through, to throw off by perspiration; dia` through + ? to
   carry.] (Med.)
   Perspiration, or an increase of perspiration. Diaphoretic

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