See Also: Effusion(medicine)
effusion(dictionary)
Effusion(health)
effusion(dictionary)
subdural effusion(medicine)
pericardial effusion(medicine)
pericarditis with effusion(medicine)
Pleural effusion(medicine)
Plueral effusion(health)
pleurisy with effusion(medicine)

effusion (iou)



effusion noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French, or Latin effusio(n-), formed as EFFUSE verb: see -ION.]
A pouring forth (lit. & fig.); shedding; unrestrained utterance; effusiveness. LME.
J. F. W. Herschel The effusion of lava. F. W. Farrar The fulfilment of Christ's promise in the effusion of His Spirit. P. Carey He was hurt..by Harry's lack of effusion in the greeting.
b. Medicine. Escape of fluid (as blood or pus) into a body cavity; accumulation of fluid in a body cavity. M18.
Dispersion; confused downfall. LME-E18.
Something poured out (lit. & fig.); esp. (usu. derog.) a literary composition or speech regarded as an outpouring of emotion etc. E17.
V. Glendinning Would-be poets who bothered her with their worthless effusions.