A condition of profuse or excessive perspiration; heavy sweating throughout the body as a medical symptom or condition.
From Greek 'dia-' (through/thoroughly) + 'pnein' (to breathe, but extended to include vapor and sweating). Used in classical medicine to describe extreme sudation or sweating.
Medieval doctors thought diapnoe was the body's way of expelling disease—and they were partially right, though they had no idea about thermoregulation or electrolytes!
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