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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Effusion \Ef*fu"sion\, n. [L. effusio: cf F. effusion.] 1. The act of pouring out as effusion of water, of blood, of grace, of words and the like To save the effusion of my people's blood. --Dryden. 2. That which is poured out literally or figuratively. Wash me with that precious effusion, and I shall be whiter than sow. --Eikon Basilike The light effusions of a heedless boy. --Byron. 3. (Pathol.) a The escape of a fluid out of its natural vessel, either by rupture of the vessel, or by exudation through its walls. It may pass into the substance of an organ, or issue upon a free surface. b The liquid escaping or exuded. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: effusion n 1: an unrestrained expression of emotion [syn: {gush}, {outburst}] 2: flow under pressure
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