diapnoic Meaning, Definition & Usage

Di`ap*no"ic adjective
Etymology
Gr. outlet for the wind, exhalation, fr. to blow through; through + to blow, breathe: cf. F. diapnoïque.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) Slightly increasing an insensible perspiration; mildly diaphoretic. -- n. A gentle diaphoretic.

Webster 1913