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ef·fu·sion \ə̇ˈfyüzhən, eˈ-, ēˈ-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English effusioun, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French effusion, from Latin effusion-, effusio, from effusus + -ion-, -io -ion 1. : the action or process of effusing or of being poured out < desirous to stop the effusion of British blood — C.G.Bowers > as a. : escape of a fluid into a tissue or part (as the pleural cavity) by rupture of a vessel or by exudation through the walls : extravasation b. : the flow of a gas through an aperture whose diameter is small as compared with the distance between the molecules of the gas < effusion through a plug of unglazed porcelain > 2. : unrestrained expression of feelings < greeted her with great effusion — Olive H. Prouty > < in the first effusion of self-admiration — J.A.Froude > 3. a. : something that is poured out with little or no restraint — used especially of evidences of self-expression < she bore with the effusions of his endless conceit — Jane Austen > < literary and critical effusions — Rex Ingamells > b. : the liquid that escapes in extravasation |