Effusion

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːʒən

Origin

From Middle French effusion, from Latin effūsiō ("outpouring")

Full definition of effusion

Noun

1. an outpouring of liquid
2. (by extension) an outpouring of speech or emotion
• 1930; George S. Kaufman, Morrie Ryskind, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby; Animal Crackers, Paramount PicturesCaptain Spaulding: My friends, I am highly gratified by this magnificent display of effusion...
3. (medicine) the seeping of fluid into a body cavity; the fluid itself