diaphoretic

Example Sentences

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His skin is noticeably flushed and diaphoretic, and he appears extremely tense.

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2012

To answer the questions — no significant necrosis, he was initially diaphoretic but not in the ED.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2011

The plant is official in the Pharmacopœia of India as an emetic and in small doses is nauseant and diaphoretic.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers

And that therefore the principal use of diaphoretic medicines is to warm the skin, and thence in consequence to produce the natural degree of insensible perspiration in languid habits.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

It possesses laxative, diaphoretic and alterative properties, and is extensively employed, both internally and externally, for diseases of the skin.

From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George