See also: Effusion

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle French effusion, from Latin effūsiō (outpouring). Displaced native Old English āgotennes.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -uːʒən

Noun

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effusion (countable and uncountable, plural effusions)

  1. A liquid outpouring.
    Antonym: infusion
    Coordinate terms: transfusion, perfusion
  2. (chemistry, physics) Process of gases passing through a hole or holes considerably smaller than the mean free path of the gas molecules.
  3. (figurative, by extension) An outpouring of speech or emotion.
  4. (medicine) The seeping of fluid into a body cavity; the fluid itself.
    Hyponyms: hydrothorax, hemothorax
    Coordinate term: edema

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French effusion, borrowed from Latin effusiōnem.

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Noun

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effusion f (plural effusions)

  1. effusion

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