effusion

ef·fu·sion

noun \i-ˈfyü-zhən, e-\

Definition of EFFUSION

1

: an act of effusing

2

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

3

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

Examples of EFFUSION

1. Her poetic effusions became tiresome.

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

ef·fu·sion

noun \i-ˈfyü-zhən, e-\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of EFFUSION

1

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

2

: the fluid that escapes by extravasation—see pleural effusion