effusion
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views updated May 23 2018ef·fu·sion / iˈfyoōzhən/ •
n. an instance of giving off something such as a liquid, light, or smell: a massive effusion of poisonous gas. ∎ Med. an escape of fluid into a body cavity. ∎ an act of talking or writing in an unrestrained or heartfelt way: literary effusions.DERIVATIVES: ef·fuse v.
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effusion
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views updated May 18 2018effusion pouring out or forth, shedding (of blood). XV. — (O)F. — L.
effūsiō,
-ōn-, f.
effundere,
effūs-; see
EF-,
FUSION.
So
effuse XVI,
effusive XVII.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
effusion
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views updated Jun 11 2018effusion (i-few-zhŏn) n. 1. the escape of pus, serum, blood, lymph, or other fluid into a body cavity.
2. fluid that has escaped into a body cavity.
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