English > diaphoresis: 1 sense > noun 1, process| Meaning | The process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid. |
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| Synonyms | perspiration, sweating, sudation, hidrosis |
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| Narrower | hyperhidrosis, hyperidrosis, polyhidrosis | excessive and profuse perspiration |
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| Broader | bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity | An organic process that takes place in the body |
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| Spanish | diaforesis, hidrosis, sudación, sudoración, sudor, transpiración |
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| Catalan | diaforesi, hidrosis, sudoració, suor, transpiració |
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| Adjectives | diaphoretic | inducing perspiration |
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