effluvium
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effluvium
- /ɪˈfluːvi.əm/
Rhymes with -uːviəm
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From Latin effluvium (“an outlet”), from effluō (“flow out or away”), from ex (“out of, from”) + fluō (“flow”).
noun effluvia · effluviums
- A gaseous or vaporous emission, especially a foul-smelling one. She was now bending over a huge light wood blaze, with a pipe of rude structure and no small dimensions in her mouth, from which the occasional puff went forth, filling the apartment with the unpleasant effluvia of the vilest leaf-tobacco.
- A condition causing the shedding of hair. Reversible hair loss or effluvium occurs following either endogenous or exogenous damage to anagen hair follicles[…].
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noun gaseous or vaporous emission
| Español | efluvio |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 臭氣 /臭气 chòuqì, 惡臭 /恶臭 èchòu |
| Français | effluvium |
| Deutsch | Effluvium |
| Italiano | effluvio |
| Ελληνικά | αναθυμίαση anathymíasi |
| Русский | миа́зм miázm, испаре́ние isparénije |
noun condition causing the shedding of hair
| 中文 | 脫髮症 /脱发症 |
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title = {effluvium},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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