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Meaning of "effluvium" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EFFLUVIUM

From Latin: a flowing out.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EFFLUVIUM

effluvium  [ɛˈfluːvɪəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EFFLUVIUM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Effluvium is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EFFLUVIUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of effluvium in the English dictionary

The definition of effluvium in the dictionary is an unpleasant smell or exhalation, as of gaseous waste or decaying matter.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EFFLUVIUM


alluvium
əˈluːvɪəm
bivium
ˈbɪvɪəm
colluvium
kəˈluːvɪəm
compluvium
kəmˈpluːvɪəm
diluvium
daɪˈluːvɪəm
eluvium
ɪˈluːvɪəm
flerovium
flɛˈrɔːvɪəm
illuvium
ɪˈluːvɪəm
kurchatovium
ˌkɜːtʃəˈtəʊvɪəm
lixivium
lɪkˈsɪvɪəm
mendelevium
ˌmɛndɪˈliːvɪəm
Patavium
pəˈteɪvɪəm
quadrivium
kwɒˈdrɪvɪəm
trivium
ˈtrɪvɪəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EFFLUVIUM

effigy
effing
effleurage
effloresce
efflorescence
efflorescent
effluence
effluent
effluvia
effluvial
efflux
efforce
effort
effort bargain
effortful
effortfully
effortfulness
effortless
effortlessly
effortlessness

WORDS THAT END LIKE EFFLUVIUM

aluminium
aquarium
at a premium
auditorium
Belgium
calcium
consortium
equilibrium
gymnasium
lithium
magnesium
millennium
podium
potassium
premium
sodium
stadium
symposium
titanium
yttrium

Synonyms and antonyms of effluvium in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EFFLUVIUM»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «effluvium» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of effluvium

Translation of «effluvium» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EFFLUVIUM

Find out the translation of effluvium to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of effluvium from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «effluvium» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

脱发
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

efluvio
570 millions of speakers

English

effluvium
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

effluvium
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الرائحة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

миазмы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

eflúvio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পচা জিনিস হইতে উদগত বিশ্রী বাষ্প
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

effluvium
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Effluvium
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

effluvium
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

悪臭
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

탈모
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Effluvium
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

effluvium
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உதிரல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फुफ्फुस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

effluvium
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

effluvio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

effluvium
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

міазми
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

effluvium
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

effluvium
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

effluvium
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

effluvium
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

effluvium
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of effluvium

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EFFLUVIUM»

The term «effluvium» is regularly used and occupies the 80.297 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EFFLUVIUM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «effluvium» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «effluvium» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about effluvium

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EFFLUVIUM»

Discover the use of effluvium in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to effluvium and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Drug-induced Diseases: Prevention, Detection, and Management
The onset of this type of drug- induced alopecia is often delayed for months.21 As the hair loss is mild and often occurs long after therapy with the offending agent is initiated, this condition can be easily overlooked. In telogen effluvium, the hair ...
James E. Tisdale, Douglas A. Miller, 2010
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Primary Care for Women
TELOGEN EFFLUVIUM Immediate, short, and delayed anagen and immediate telogen release have been implicated in telogen effluvium hair loss. An abnormally high number of follicles enter the preshedding stage at the same time , resulting ...
Phyllis Carolyn Leppert, Jeffrey F. Peipert, 2004
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Hair Growth and Disorders
Diffuse Hair Loss Ralph M. Trüeb Synonyms 6 Diffuse hair loss, anagen effluvium , dystrophic ana- gen effluvium, chemotherapy-induced alopecia, radiation- induced alopecia, toxic alopecia, loose anagen hair, AIDS trichopathy, telogen ...
Ulrike Blume-Peytavi, David A. Whiting, Ralph M. Trüeb, 2008
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Dermatology
Reversible Alopecia Reversible hair loss or effluvium occurs following either endogenous or exogenous damage to anagen hair follicles; the resulting alopecia is usually diffuse. The two main diffuse reversible alopecias are anagen effluvium ...
Otto Braun-Falco, 2000
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Goodheart's Photoguide to Common Skin Disorders: Diagnosis ...
The possible causes of acute telogen effluvium include medications, major illness, fever, physical trauma, surgery, general anesthesia, significant weight loss such as that caused by "crash" dieting, or severe emotional stress. The patient may ...
Herbert P. Goodheart, 2008
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Ophthalmology, Dermatology, ENT
You should be able to: • Describe the difference between telogen and anagen effluvium. • List the causes of telogen and anagen effluvium. • Explain the clinical features of alopecia areata and idiopathic hirsutism. • List the skin disorders that ...
Seau Tak Cheung, 2009
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Kaplan Medical USMLE Step 3 Qbook
In telogen effluvium,the patient loses between 150 and 400 or greater. Postpartum telogen effluvium begins 2 to 6 months after delivery. The hair loss may continue for over 6 months, but should eventually resolve and the normal, or almost ...
Elissa Levy, Michael S. Manley, Leslie Diane Manley, 2008
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VisualDx: Essential adult dermatology
Telogen effluvium is one of many nonscarring alopecias. Normally, hair growth occurs in a cycle of growing hair (anagen phase) and then goes into a resting phase (telogen phase) and finally is shed. In telogen effluvium, a physiologic ...
Noah Craft, Lindy P. Fox, 2010
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Thyroid Disorders with Cutaneous Manifestations
Effluvium. In the postnatal period, all hair follicles cycle independently through a growing phase (anagen), a period of involution secondary to apoptosis (cata- gen), and a resting phase during which the hair is shed (telogen).6,50 Normally,  ...
Warren R. Heymann, 2010
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The Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations - ...
Telogen effluvium and anagen effluvium are commonly encountered forms of nonscarring hair loss. Clinical Findings: Telogen effluvium is a form of nonscarring alopecia that can result in dramatic thinning of the scalp hair but rarely causes ...
Bryan . Anderson, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EFFLUVIUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term effluvium is used in the context of the following news items.
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You Can't Kill Mr. Goodbar
... passed by the school's blood-red brick facade, which appears to have ceded much of its original color to the permanent effluvium of soot. «Newsweek, Jul 15»
2
Hampton Bay Days footprint still evident, but smaller
Professor Effluvium, also known as Steve Harris of Newberry, S.C., performs Saturday at the Mill Point Park stage at Bay Days 1993. Professor ... «Daily Press, Jul 15»
3
Does vitamin D deficiency cause hair loss?
The study, which examined 80 female participants, had particularly unveiled telogen effluvium (TE), which is caused due to excessive hair ... «allvoices, Jun 15»
4
Opinion: Conservatives are PINO (Patriots in Name Only)
Conservatives exhibit a repeated failure to comprehend basic facts. Take Mitt Romney. Please. This mechanical effluvium is high-functioning ... «eNewsChannels, Jun 15»
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Why Hair Loss Is More Common In Men, And What You Can Do …
Hair loss is much different than hair shedding (telogen effluvium) too, which can occur in just about everyone at some point or another when the ... «Medical Daily, Jun 15»
6
Please Broncos, Stop Fining Von Miller For Farting
The Broncos' castigation and monetary sanction of Miller for his flatulent effluvium is nothing short of draconian. There. Now it's out, Broncos ... «Get More Sports, Jun 15»
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Bay Days canceled but plans in works for 2016
Professor Effluvium, also known as Steve Harris of Newberry, S.C., performs Saturday at the Mill Point Park stage at Bay Days 1993. Professor ... «Daily Press, Jun 15»
8
The Adventures of Sir Thomas Browne in the 21st Century by Hugh …
... Browne was: the Oxford English Dictionary cites him as the first user of the word “electricity” – “a tenuous emanation or continued effluvium, ... «The Guardian, May 15»
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The bald facts about diet: to avoid hair loss, you need meat
But sudden excessive hair shedding, or telogen effluvium, can occur up to three months after a stressful event. Life-changing events such as ... «South China Morning Post, May 15»
10
The key causes of thinning hair misery that strike millions
Telogen effluvium can also be triggered by problems on the scalp (see box, top right). Sudden overall thinning may be linked to medical ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»

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