In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PERFUSION
perfusion
(noun) pumping a liquid into an organ or tissue (especially by way of blood vessels)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
perfusion (countable and uncountable, plural perfusions)
The act of perfusing
(medicine) The introduction of a drug or nutrients through the bloodstream in order to reach an internal organ or tissues.
Anagrams
• fourspine, prefusion
Source: Wiktionary
Per*fu"sion, n. Etym: [L. perfusio.]
Definition: The act of perfusing.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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