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Definition of Effusions
1. effusion [n] - See also: effusion
Lexicographical Neighbors of Effusions
Literary usage of Effusions
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. On Diseases of the Lungs and Pleuræ Including Consumption by Richard Douglas Powell (1886)
"PLEURITIC effusions, whatever be their original source or nature, ... Much progress
has been made in the treatment of these effusions within the last few ..."
2. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1890)
"'AMONG the numerous investigations into the composition of ascitic, pleuritic,
and other pathological effusions, but few relate to the carbohydrate contents ..."
3. Diseases of the Eye by Lawrance Webster Fox (1904)
"SUBCONJUNCTIVAL effusions effusions of Blood, Ecchymosis. ... Serous effusions.—When
this appears the conjunctiva is swollen and extends over the cornea, ..."
4. Physical Diagnosis by Richard Clarke Cabot (1919)
"... does not gravitate to the lowest part of the pleural cavity or spread itself
laterally as it would if free. Such localized effusions are not uncommon. ..."
5. The Heart and the Aorta: Studies in Clinical Radiology by Henri Vaquez, Emile Bordet (1920)
"Pericardial effusions bring about a combination of radiological signs, which
are: (a) Globular increase of cardio-pericardial shadow. ..."
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