diapnoic
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δια- (dia-) + πνοή (pnoḗ, “breath”) + -ic.
Adjective
diapnoic (comparative more diapnoic, superlative most diapnoic)
- (medicine, obsolete, rare) Midly increasing perspiration; mildly diaphoretic.
Noun
diapnoic (plural diapnoics)
- (medicine, obsolete) A mild diaphoretic.
References
- “diapnoic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.