English > diaphoresis: 1 sense > noun 1, processMeaning | 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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