Effusion (disambiguation)
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Effusion is the process of gases passing through a small hole.
Effusion may also refer to:
Medicine
[edit]The seeping of fluid into a body cavity, the fluid itself, or an abnormal collection of fluid in a body cavity or space:
- Ascites
- Pericardial effusion
- Pleural effusion
- Joint effusion
- Subdural Effusion
- Mastoid Effusion
- Knee effusion
- Sometimes called "hydrops"
Geology
[edit]- Effusive eruption, an effusion of lava from a volcano