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effusion

ef·fu·sion [ i fy'n ] (plural ef·fu·sions)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. unrestrained outpouring of feelings: an extravagant and sometimes excessive expression of feelings in speech or writing

2. act of pouring out: the pouring out of something such as a liquid, gas, or light

3. something poured out: something such as a liquid, gas, or light that is poured out

4. medicine movement of body fluids: the oozing of fluids from blood or lymph vessels into body cavities or tissues as a result of inflammation

5. medicine fluid in body cavities or tissues: lymph or blood present in body cavities or tissues as a result of inflammation

6. physics flow of gas through small opening: the flow of a gas through a small aperture under pressure, particularly when the aperture is so small that the distance between molecules is significant

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