Effusion vs. Edema

Effusionnoun

A liquid outpouring.

Effusionnoun

(chemistry) Process of gases passing through a hole or holes considerably smaller than the mean free path of the gas molecules.

Effusionnoun

An outpouring of speech or emotion.

Effusionnoun

(medicine) the seeping of fluid into a body cavity; the fluid itself.

Effusionnoun

The act of pouring out; as, effusion of water, of blood, of grace, of words, and the like.

Effusionnoun

That which is poured out, literally or figuratively.

Effusionnoun

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.

Effusionnoun

an unrestrained expression of emotion

Effusionnoun

flow under pressure

Effusion

In physics and chemistry, effusion is the process in which a gas escapes from a container through a hole of diameter considerably smaller than the mean free path of the molecules. Such a hole is often described as a pinhole and the escape of the gas is due to the pressure difference between the container and the exterior.

Edemanoun

An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.

Edemanoun

A similar swelling in plants caused by excessive accumulation of water.

Edemanoun

Same as œdema.

Edemanoun

swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue

Edema

Edema, also spelled oedema, and also known as fluid retention, dropsy, hydropsy and swelling, is the build-up of fluid in the body's tissue. Most commonly, the legs or arms are affected.