effusion

noun ef·fu·sion \i-ˈfyü-zhən, e-\

: something that is said or expressed too much or with a lot of emotion

: a flow of liquid or gas

Full Definition of EFFUSION

: an act of effusing

: unrestrained expression of words or feelings <greeted her with great effusion — Olive H. Prouty>

a (1) : the escape of a fluid from anatomical vessels by rupture or exudation (2) : the flow of a gas through an aperture whose diameter is small as compared with the distance between the molecules of the gas

b : the fluid that escapes

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First Known Use of EFFUSION

15th century

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Rhymes with EFFUSION

affusion, allusion, Carthusian, collusion, conclusion, confusion, contusion, delusion, diffusion, elusion, exclusion, extrusion, illusion, inclusion, infusion, intrusion, Malthusian, obtrusion, occlusion, perfusion, prelusion, profusion, prolusion, protrusion, reclusion, seclusion, transfusion, Venusian

Medical Dictionary

effusion

noun ef·fu·sion \i-ˈfyü-zhən, e-\

Medical Definition of EFFUSION

a : the escape of a fluid from anatomical vessels by rupture or exudation b : the flow of a gas through an aperture whose diameter is small as compared with the distance between the molecules of the gas

: the fluid that escapes by extravasation—see pleural effusion