Effusion (disambiguation)

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Effusion can refer to:

(Chemistry) Effusion, the process of gases passing through a small hole
(Medicine), the seeping of fluid into a body cavity; also the fluid itself; an abnormal collection of fluid in a body cavity or space, such as
- Ascites
- Pericardial effusion
- Pleural effusion
- Joint effusion
- Knee effusion
- Sometimes called "hydrops". See Hydrops (disambiguation)
(Geology), effusive eruption, effusion of lava from a volcano

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