(7) Cultural humility is also an important step in helping to âredress the imbalance of power inherent in physician-patient relationshipsâ or other relationships between care providers/researchers and those they serve.
Diffusion (noun). the act of diffusing, or the state of being diffused; a spreading; extension; dissemination; circulation; dispersion. Diffusion (noun). the act of passing by osmosis through animal membranes, as in the distribution of poisons, gases, etc., through the body.
Diffusion is caused when heat in a gas or water environment creates energy that is absorbed by particles, making them move. This is referred to as thermal motion. Each particle moves in a different direction, but the direction changes if the particle hits a solid object or another particle.