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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: diaphoresis n : salty fluid secreted by sweat glands; "sweat poured off his brow" [syn: {perspiration}, {sweat}, {sudor}, {hidrosis}, {water}]
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