Defn: Having the power to increase perspiration.
DIAPHORETIC
Di`a*pho*ret"ic, n. (Med.)
Defn: A medicine or agent which promotes perspiration.
Note: Diaphoretics differ from sudorifics; the former only increase the insensible perspiration, the latter excite the sensible discharge called sweat. Parr.
DIAPHOTE
Di"a*phote, n. Etym: [Pref. dia- + Gr. (Elec.)
Defn: An instrument designed for transmitting pictures by telegraph.
Fallows.
DIAPHRAGM Di"a*phragm, n. Etym: [L. diaphragma, Gr. fareire to stuff: cf. F. diaphragme. See Farce.]
1. A dividing membrane or thin partition, commonly with an opening through it.
2. (Anat.)
Defn: The muscular and tendinous partition separating the cavity of the chest from that of the abdomen; the midriff.