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OUTFLOW
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The discharge of a fluid from some container
Example:
he had to clean up the leak
Synonyms:
escape; leak; leakage; outflow
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("outflow" is a kind of...):
discharge; outpouring; run (the pouring forth of a fluid)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A natural flow of ground water
Synonyms:
fountain; natural spring; outflow; outpouring; spring
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("outflow" is a kind of...):
formation; geological formation ((geology) the geological features of the earth)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "outflow"):
Fountain of Youth (a fountain described in folk tales as able to make people young again)
geyser (a spring that discharges hot water and steam)
hot spring; thermal spring (a natural spring of water at a temperature of 70 F or above)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The process of flowing out
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("outflow" is a kind of...):
flow (any uninterrupted stream or discharge)
Antonym:
inflow (the process of flowing in)
Context examples:
Guanfacine selectively stimulates alpha-2 adrenergic receptors in the central nervous system, thereby resulting in inhibition of sympathetic nervous system outflow.
(Guanfacine, NCI Thesaurus)
Pentoprilat also decreases angiotensin II-induced aldosterone secretion by the adrenal cortex, which leads to an increase in sodium excretion and subsequently increases water outflow.
(Pentopril, NCI Thesaurus)
The group then made an unmistakable direct detection of an infant stellar population in the outflow.
(Stars Born in Winds from Supermassive Black Holes, ESO)
Many young stars in the cluster are sending massive outflows of material - the same material that forms the star - into space.
(Spitzer Studies a Stellar Playground With a Long History, NASA)
Pivopril also decreases angiotensin II-induced aldosterone secretion by the adrenal cortex, which leads to an increase in sodium excretion and subsequently increases water outflow.
(Pivopril, NCI Thesaurus)
Clonidine hydrochloride binds to and stimulates central alpha-2 adrenergic receptors, thereby decreasing sympathetic outflow to the heart, kidneys, and peripheral vasculature.
(Clonidine hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
Epinephrine, an adrenergic agonist, enhances the outflow of aqueous humor and decreases the production of aqueous humor by vasoconstriction.
(Dipivefrin, NCI Thesaurus)
This results in a decrease in sympathetic outflow and decreased blood pressure.
(Methyldopa, NCI Thesaurus)
A disorder characterized by an increase in pressure in the eyeball due to obstruction of the aqueous humor outflow.
(Glaucoma, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
Eplerenone binds to the mineralocorticoid receptor and blocks the binding of aldosterone, thereby decreasing sodium resorption and subsequently increasing water outflow.
(Eplerenone, NCI Thesaurus)
