The medical term for profuse sweating or perspiration, especially when caused by illness or medication. It literally means 'carrying through' because sweat carries heat and toxins through and out of the body.
From Greek 'dia' (through, across) + 'pherein' (to carry) + '-osis' (condition), meaning 'carrying through condition.' The term describes the process of carrying moisture and heat through the skin to the surface. It entered medical English through New Latin in the 17th century.
Diaphoresis shows the root in its most literal, physical sense - actually carrying substances through the body! While euphoria carries emotions and semaphore carries signals, diaphoresis carries sweat and heat through your skin, making it perhaps the most tangible example of 'pherein' in action.
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