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Diaphoresis vs Dumbels - What's the difference?

diaphoresis | dumbels | initialism |

As a noun diaphoresis

is perspiration, especially when profuse and medically induced.

As an initialism DUMBELS is

a mnemonic ("diaphoresis/diarrhea, urination, miosis, bronchospasm/bradycardia/[bronchorrhea], emesis, lacrimation, salivation") used to identify the common symptoms of certain affections of a cholinergic toxidrome.

diaphoresis

Noun

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

    * hidrosis * perspiration * sudation * sudoresis * sweating

    Derived terms

    * diaphoretic

    dumbels

    English

    Initialism

    (Initialism) (head)
  • (emergency medicine) A mnemonic ("diaphoresis/diarrhea, urination, miosis, bronchospasm/bradycardia/[bronchorrhea], emesis, lacrimation, salivation") used to identify the common symptoms of certain affections of a cholinergic toxidrome.
  • Synonyms

    * SLUDGE