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Noun: diaphoresis  `dI-u-fu'ree-sis
  1. The process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid
    "diaphoresis is a homeostatic process"
    - perspiration, sweating, sudation, hidrosis

See also: diaphoretic

Type of: activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process

Encyclopedia: Diaphoresis

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diapensia family
Diapensiaceae
Diapensiales
diaper
diaper dermatitis
diaper rash
diaphanous
diapheromera
Diapheromera femorata
diaphone
diaphoresis
diaphoretic
diaphragm
diaphragmatic
diaphragmatic hernia
diaphragmatic pleurisy
diaphyseal
diaphysial
diaphysis
diapir
diapsid