efflux

noun ef·flux \ˈe-ˌfləks\

Definition of EFFLUX

: something given off in or as if in a stream

a : effluence 2

b : a passing away : expiration

— ef·flux·ion \e-ˈflək-shən\ noun

Medieval Latin effluxus, from effluere

First Known Use: 1647

Medical Dictionary

noun ef·flux \ˈef-ˌləks\

: something that is given off in or as if in a stream <the red-blood-cell sodium ion efflux>

: the action or process of flowing or seeming to flow out <the uptake and efflux of sodium ions>

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