mass effect (English, noun)
expansion: mass effect (plural mass effects)
Senses:
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: 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:
form: mass effects
tags: plural