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- 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...
- A pleural effusion is ac****ulation of excessive fluid in the pleural space, the potential space that surrounds each lung. Under normal conditions, pleural...
- A pericardial effusion is an abnormal ac****ulation of fluid in the pericardial cavity. The pericardium is a two-part membrane surrounding the heart: the...
- Knee effusion, informally known as water on the knee, occurs when excess synovial fluid ac****ulates in or around the knee joint. It has many common causes...
- A joint effusion is the presence of increased intra-articular fluid. It may affect any joint. Commonly it involves the knee (see knee effusion). The approach...
- three types of parapneumonic effusions: uncomplicated effusions, complicated effusions, and empyema. Uncomplicated effusions generally respond well to appropriate...
- a fever may also be present. The other main type is otitis media with effusion (OME), typically not ****ociated with symptoms, although occasionally a...
- effusion Pleural effusion Joint effusion Subdural Effusion Mastoid Effusion Knee effusion Sometimes called "hydrops" Effusive eruption, an effusion of...
- Graham's law of effusion (also called Graham's law of diffusion) was formulated by Scottish physical chemist Thomas Graham in 1848. Graham found experimentally...
- Subdural effusion refers to an effusion in the subdural space, usually of cerebrospinal fluid.[citation needed] It is sometimes treated with surgery. Cerebrospinal...