USAF Medical Service AFSC 4C0X1 – Mental Health Service Specialty Practice Test

Which term means sweating or perspiration?

Anhidrosis Diaphoresis Perspiration Hyperhidrosis

Correct Answer:

Diaphoresis

Explanation:

Diaphoresis is the medical term for sweating, especially the kind of noticeable or profuse perspiration seen in illness or stress. It’s used in clinical descriptions to indicate sweat production as a sign or symptom. While perspiration is the everyday word for sweat, diaphoresis is the formal term clinicians use, which is why it’s the best fit here. Anhidrosis means absence of sweating, and hyperhidrosis means excessive sweating, while perspiration is the general term for sweat itself.

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