effusion

Example Sentences

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In 2019, he underwent surgery for pericardial effusion - a condition affecting the heart.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025

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

He had been sidelined since May 28 with a right elbow effusion.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 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