expression
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6.7
- noun
- /ɪkˈsprɛʃən/
:
extracción
- During the surgery, the surgeon had to make an incision for the expression of bile from the gallbladder.
Examples
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When the patient coughed, there was an expression of mucus that worried the doctor.
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Health care professionals might assume that certain behaviors are a result of the learning disability rather than an expression of symptoms.
Academic text (2014) -
Eight jurisdictions prohibit employment discrimination based on expression of milk and, in some cases, on breastfeeding in the workplace.
Academic text (2011) -
Bankston and Zhou (1997) found that supportive behaviors of parents, such as praise, approval, cooperation, and expression of physical affection, were positively related to the emotional and functional well-being of Vietnamese children.
Academic text (2005) -
The doctor used a special technique to facilitate the expression of fluid from the patient's wound.
Synonyms
12
1.5
A firm press with the hand or fingers
11
1.3
A push on something that applies pressure to it
4
2.0
Holding and pressing something firmly with your hand
3
6.4
A pushing out of something by pressure from a container or body
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8.1
Forcing something out by pressing it
1
5.2
Forcing liquid or waste out of the body
An action that makes someone leave a job or place against their will
Putting pressure on something by pushing or squeezing it
Compounds
14
4.2
A way of showing your thoughts and feelings and your personality through art, music, or writing
- Specialized
5
4.3
A process where a cell uses a gene's information to make a protein
- Slang
1
9.1
An informal word or phrase used in casual speech, not for formal situations
Showing sexual feelings or actions in a safe, respectful way that helps your emotional and physical health
Words or a short phrase added inside a sentence to give extra information without changing its meaning
- Informal
A face that shows no feelings so others cannot guess what someone thinks
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Expression comes from Latin parts ex- ('out') and primere ('to press'), like the English word press. It also keeps the original, literal sense of 'pressing out', as when you squeeze something to force out a liquid.