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n. A usually invisible emanation or exhalation, as of vapor or gas.

n. A byproduct or residue; waste.

n. The odorous fumes given off by waste or decaying matter.

n. An impalpable emanation; an aura.

n. A gaseous or vaporous emission, especially a foul-smelling one.

n. A condition causing the shedding of hair.

n. Subtile or invisible emanation; exhalation perceived by the sense of smell; especially, noisome or noxious exhalation.

A subtle or invisible exhalation; an emanation: especially applied to noxious or disagreeable exhalations: as, the effluvia from diseased bodies or putrefying animal or vegetable substances.

n. a foul-smelling outflow or vapor (especially a gaseous waste)

"A hair loss condition called telogen effluvium, which is triggered by a significant event that takes a toll on our body -- for example, childbirth, a car accident, a death of a significant other and even dramatic weight loss can prompt hair follicles to go through the death phase telogen phase."

emission    discharge   

effluvia   

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