Diaphoresis

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



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