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Mass effect
Meaning
Noun
●
In Medicine:
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.
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