Defluvium

/dɪˈfluːviəm/ noun

Definition

An outflow or discharge; in medical use, the falling out of hair.

Etymology

Latin defluvium (outflow), from defluo (to flow down), combining de- (down) + fluere (to flow). The Latin -ium suffix creates nouns. Related to English alluvium and diluvium.

Kelly Says

Defluvium is the fancy medical term for hair loss, showing how doctors long used Latin-derived terminology to discuss uncomfortable topics—adding scientific jargon created professional distance, much like how we still use Latin terms in medicine today when discussing embarrassing conditions.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
流出
liyu-chut
ARالعربية
انخفاض
in-kha-faadh
BNবাংলা
প্রবাহ
pro-bah
CACatalà
desbordament
deh-sbor-dah-ment
CSČeština
odtok
od-tok
DADansk
afstrømning
ahf-stroem-ning
DEDeutsch
Abfluss
ah-flooss
ELΕλληνικά
εξαγωγή
eh-ksah-go-gee
ESEspañol
defluvio
deh-floo-vee-oh
FAفارسی
جریان
je-ree-aan
FISuomi
virtaus
vee-rtah-oos
FRFrançais
déflux
deh-floo
GUGU
પ્રવાહ
pra-vah
HAHA
tashin
ta-shin
HEעברית
הזרמה
ha-zrah-mah
HIहिन्दी
प्रवाह
pravaah
HUMagyar
lefolyás
leh-foh-yaash
IDBahasa Indonesia
aliran
a-li-ran
IGIG
akụkụ
ah-koo-koo
ITItaliano
deflusso
deh-floo-sso
JA日本語
流出
ryuu-shutsu
KKKK
тіршілік
teer-shee-lik
KMKM
ចំណាច់
chom-na-ch
KO한국어
유출
yu-chul
MRMR
प्रवाह
pra-vah
MSBahasa Melayu
aliran
a-li-ran
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေ
shwe
NLNederlands
afstroming
ahf-stroo-ming
NONorsk
avrenning
ah-vren-ning
PAPA
ਪ੍ਰਵਾਹ
pra-vaah
PLPolski
odwód
ohd-vohd
PTPortuguês
defluvio
deh-floo-vee-oh
RORomână
deflux
deh-floo
RUРусский
дефлювиум
deh-floo-vee-oom
SVSvenska
avrinning
ah-vrin-ning
SWKiswahili
mtiri
mee-tee-ree
TAதமிழ்
ஓட்டம்
o-tta-m
TEతెలుగు
ప్రవాహం
pra-va-haam
THไทย
การไหล
gaan rai
TLTL
pagdaloy
pahg-dah-loy
TRTürkçe
deflüv
deh-floo-v
UKУкраїнська
дефлювій
deh-floo-vee-y
URاردو
جریان
je-ree-aan
VITiếng Việt
tràn dòng
tran dong
YOYO
àwọn
aw-on
ZH中文
流出
liú chū
ZUZU
umoya
oo-mo-ya

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