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
ARالعربية
انخفاض
in-kha-faadh
CACatalà
desbordament
deh-sbor-dah-ment
DADansk
afstrømning
ahf-stroem-ning
DEDeutsch
Abfluss
ah-flooss
ELΕλληνικά
εξαγωγή
eh-ksah-go-gee
ESEspañol
defluvio
deh-floo-vee-oh
FISuomi
virtaus
vee-rtah-oos
FRFrançais
déflux
deh-floo
HEעברית
הזרמה
ha-zrah-mah
HUMagyar
lefolyás
leh-foh-yaash
IDBahasa Indonesia
aliran
a-li-ran
ITItaliano
deflusso
deh-floo-sso
KKKK
тіршілік
teer-shee-lik
MSBahasa Melayu
aliran
a-li-ran
NLNederlands
afstroming
ahf-stroo-ming
NONorsk
avrenning
ah-vren-ning
PTPortuguês
defluvio
deh-floo-vee-oh
RUРусский
дефлювиум
deh-floo-vee-oom
SVSvenska
avrinning
ah-vrin-ning
SWKiswahili
mtiri
mee-tee-ree
TEతెలుగు
ప్రవాహం
pra-va-haam
TLTL
pagdaloy
pahg-dah-loy
TRTürkçe
deflüv
deh-floo-v
UKУкраїнська
дефлювій
deh-floo-vee-y
VITiếng Việt
tràn dòng
tran dong