English Explanatory Dictionary

mass effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The anatomic and physiological effect that an ectopic mass (such as a tumor, hematoma, or pleural effusion) causes by displacing or pushing against eutopic structures. It may squeeze and thus occlude blood vessels or lymphatic vessels; pinch nerves; disrupt gastrointestinal volume and peristalsis; and so on.

Word forms

mass effect mass effects
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