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Noun

1. {{lb|en|biology}} {{initialism of|en|[[extracellular]] [[volume]]}}, the volume of [[fluid]], etc., in an [[organism]] that is outside the organism's [[cell]]s.
2. {{lb|en|physiology}} {{initialism of|en|effective circulating volume}}, the volume of [[arterial]] blood effectively perfusing tissue.
3. {{lb|en|medicine}} {{initialism of|en|external cephalic version}}, a method of manually repositioning a [[foetus]] to avoid a [[breech birth]].

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