Main Entry: di·a·pho·re·sis

Pronunciation: \ˌdī-ə-fə-ˈrē-səs, (ˌ)dī-ˌa-fə-\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural di·a·pho·re·ses \-ˌsēz\

Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek diaphorēsis, from diaphorein to dissipate by perspiration, from dia- + phorein, frequentative of pherein to carry

Date: circa 1681

: perspiration; especially : profuse perspiration artificially induced