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mass effect

mass effect noun: 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.

Noun

mass effect (plural mass effects)

  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.

Forms of mass effect

pluralmass effects

Questions about mass effect

What does mass effect mean?
Mass effect means 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.
What part of speech is mass effect?
Mass effect is a noun.
What is the plural of mass effect?
The plural of mass effect is mass effects.

Words near mass effect in the dictionary

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  2. mass distribution
  3. mass distributions
  4. mass driver
  5. mass drivers
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  8. mass energies
  9. mass energy
  10. mass extinction
  11. mass extinction event

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