Etymology

adiapneustia

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Today it means: Defective perspiration; adiaphoresis. Full definition →

New Latin adiapneustia ← Ancient Greek ἀδιαπνευστία
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀδιαπνευστία“lack of perspiration”
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromadiapneustia
  3. English todayadiapneustia

From New Latin adiapneustia, from Ancient Greek ἀδιαπνευστία (adiapneustía, “lack of perspiration”).

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