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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