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Effusion

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Too much fluid, an outpouring of fluid.

A hemorrhagic effusion is one that has blood within the fluid.

A pericardial effusion is an outpouring of fluid within the fibrous sac (the pericardium) that surrounds the heart.

The lungs are covered by two-layered membranes which are called the pleura.

A pleural effusion involves the presence of an excessive amount of pleural fluid (between the two layers of the pleural membranes).

The term 'effusion' comes from the Latin 'effusio' meaning a pouring out

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