Synonyms of diaphoresis
6 similar words · 4 opposite words
Another word for diaphoresis is sweating. Other synonyms of diaphoresis are perspiration, hyperhidrosis, hidrosis and sudoresis. The opposite of diaphoresis is anhidrosis.
Synonyms and similar words for diaphoresis
nounThe formation and excretion of sweat.
- sweatingThe production and evaporation of a watery fluid called sweat that is excreted by the sweat glands in the skin of...
- perspirationThe action or process of perspiring.
- hidrosisThe formation and excretion of sweat.
- sudation
- sudoresisSweating; excessive sweating.
nounExcessive sweating; excessive perspiration (more than would be expected in response to a given...
- hyperhidrosisA medical condition with the primary symptom of excessive sweating, in excess of that required for regulation of body...
Opposite of diaphoresis
nounThe formation and excretion of sweat.
- adiaphoresisLack of sweating; anhidrosis.
- anhidrosisThe reduced ability or inability to sweat.
- ischidrosisAnhidrosis, the suppression or retention of sweating.
nounExcessive sweating; excessive perspiration (more than would be expected in response to a given...
- hypohidrosisDiminished sweating: less sweating than would be expected in response to appropriate stimuli.
Meaning of diaphoresis
- noun The formation and excretion of sweat.
- noun 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).
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Questions about synonyms of diaphoresis
- What is another word for diaphoresis?
- Diaphoresis has 6 synonyms on Word.ws, such as sweating, perspiration, hyperhidrosis, hidrosis and sudoresis.
- What is the opposite of diaphoresis?
- The opposite of diaphoresis is anhidrosis.
- What does diaphoresis mean?
- Diaphoresis means the formation and excretion of sweat.
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