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effusion

[ih-fyoo-zhuhn] / ɪˈfju ʒən /


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AOM is often confused with otitis media with effusion, or fluid behind the ear, a condition that generally does not involve bacteria and does not benefit from antimicrobial treatment.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2024

The Lakers shut down Cam Reddish for more than a week, hoping the time off would speed up his recovery from a left knee effusion injury.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2024

Some at Asbury said they preferred the term “outpouring,” as in an almost tangible effusion of the Holy Spirit.

From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2023

Mrs Pearson had been admitted for pleural effusion, or water on the lungs.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2022

The doctor asked me to cough, took my temperature and blood pressure, applied his stethoscope, and announced that I had pleurisy with effusion, pre-tubercular.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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