effusion

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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

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

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2022

The effusion of bulb flowers of the East and Midwest — the daffodils, hyacinth, freesia, tulips — need a cold hibernation to generate the scented show they put on.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2022

Was it, as “Batty” pretends, a mere effusion of grief?

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling