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EFFUSION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Flow under pressure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("effusion" is a kind of...):
flood; outpouring; overflow (a large flow)
Derivation:
effuse (flow or spill forth)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An unrestrained expression of emotion
Synonyms:
blowup; ebullition; effusion; gush; outburst
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("effusion" is a kind of...):
expression; manifestation; reflection; reflexion (expression without words)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "effusion"):
acting out (a (usually irritating) impulsive and uncontrollable outburst by a problem child or a neurotic adult)
cry (a fit of weeping)
explosion (a sudden outburst)
flare (a sudden outburst of emotion)
Derivation:
effuse (give out or emit (also metaphorically))
Context examples:
Malignant pleural effusion fluid often contains free-floating malignant cells. —2004
(Malignant pleural effusion, NCI Thesaurus)
Lung cancer, breast cancer, lymphoma, and leukemia cause most malignant pleural effusions.
(Malignant pleural effusion, NCI Dictionary)
A laboratory test result indicating an abnormal increase in the number of lymphocytes in the peripheral blood, effusions, or bone marrow.
(Lymphocytosis, NCI Thesaurus)
Excess of normal lymphocytes in the blood or in any effusion.
(Lymphocytosis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
“I am so glad that you have come,” said he, shaking our hands with effusion.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
She could not finish the generous effusion.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
This was enough to prove that her approbation need not be doubted: and Elizabeth, rejoicing that such an effusion was heard only by herself, soon went away.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
It was but an effusion of lively spirits.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
Come, come; this is all an effusion of immediate want of spirits, Edward.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
This may be due to a size below detection, an invasive presentation, or pertain to an effusion or ascites.
(Non-Measurable Lesion, NCI Thesaurus)
