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Added 9 October 2026

diaphoresis

/ˌdaɪ.ə.fəˈɹiː.sɪs/ noun

Latin root: diaphorēsis Wiktionary

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The formation and excretion of sweat.
Excessive sweating; excessive perspiration (more than would be expected in response to a given stimulus; especially when profuse as a symptom of disease or a side effect of a drug).

Origin

Borrowed from Late Latin diaphorēsis, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰφόρησῐς (dĭăphórēsĭs, “evaporation, dissipation, perspiration”); by surface analysis, dia- (“through, across”) + -phoresis (“transmission”); also synchronically held to end in the suffix -esis.

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