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Sweating vs Diaphoresis - What's the difference?

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Diaphoresis is a synonym of sweating.



As nouns the difference between sweating and diaphoresis

is that sweating is the production and evaporation of a watery fluid called sweat that is excreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals while diaphoresis is perspiration, especially when profuse and medically induced.

As a verb sweating

is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective sweating

is of or relating to one who is sweating.

sweating

English

(wikipedia sweating)

Noun

  • the production and evaporation of a watery fluid called sweat that is excreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals.
  • * Oliver Sacks, Awakenings
    • Her jet-black hair would be heavily braided, and her face chalky-white from its coating of powder (she suffered from constant sweatings and seborrhoea).

    Synonyms

    * perspiration

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • of or relating to one who is

    • diaphoresis

    English

    (wikipedia diaphoresis)

    Noun

    (diaphoreses)
  • (physiology) Perspiration, especially when profuse and medically induced.

    • Synonyms

    * hidrosis * perspiration * sudation * sudoresis * sweating

    Derived terms

    * diaphoretic