adiaphoresis

[ad-ee-af-uh-ree-sis, uh-dahy-uh-fuh-]

ad·i·aph·o·re·sis

[ad-ee-af-uh-ree-sis, uh-dahy-uh-fuh-]
noun Medicine/Medical.
absence or reduction of perspiration.

Origin:
a-6 + diaphoresis
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Adiaphoresis is always a great word to know.
So is pelvis. Does it mean:
the basinlike cavity in the lower part of the trunk of many vertebrates, formed in humans by the innominate bones, sacrum, etc.
the largest tarsal bone, forming the prominence of the heel.
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adiaphoresis a·di·a·pho·re·sis (ā-dī'ə-fə-rē'sĭs)
n.
See anhidrosis.


a·di'a·pho·ret'ic (-rět'ik) adj.

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