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
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
Sure, the shrub’s summer effusion of hundreds of florets clustered into each of the many giant flower heads had been arresting, a crowd-pleasing moment.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 11, 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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