diaphoresis
/ˌdaɪ.ə.fəˈɹiː.sɪs/
diaphoresis noun: the formation and excretion of sweat.
Noun
diaphoresis (countable and uncountable, plural diaphoreses)
- The formation and excretion of sweat.
- Synonyms:
- sweating, perspiration, hidrosis, sudation, sudoresis
- Antonyms:
- adiaphoresis, anhidrosis, ischidrosis
- 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.1865, William J. Cummins, “Remarks on Scarlatina”, in The Dublin Quarterly Journal of Medical Science, volume 39, number 1, page 14
diaphoresis meaning in Tamil
diaphoresis in Tamil
- வியர்த்தல், வியர்வை நீக்கம், ஊடுபாய்தல், சுவேதனம்
Synonyms of diaphoresis
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Forms of diaphoresis
| plural | diaphoreses |
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Origin of diaphoresis
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.
Words formed from diaphoresis
Words that rhyme with diaphoresis
- thesis
- mimesis
- CSIS
- diuresis
- epithesis
- kinesis
- syndesis
- synizesis
- ascesis
- biokinesis
- anuresis
- askesis
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Questions about diaphoresis
- What does diaphoresis mean?
- Diaphoresis means the formation and excretion of sweat.
- What is diaphoresis in Tamil?
- Diaphoresis in Tamil is வியர்த்தல், வியர்வை நீக்கம், ஊடுபாய்தல். See Diaphoresis meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is diaphoresis?
- Diaphoresis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce diaphoresis?
- Diaphoresis is pronounced /ˌdaɪ.ə.fəˈɹiː.sɪs/.
- What is the plural of diaphoresis?
- The plural of diaphoresis is diaphoreses.
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