TRANSFUSION

transfusion

(noun) the action of pouring a liquid from one vessel to another

transfusion, blood transfusion

(noun) the introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or artery

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

transfusion (countable and uncountable, plural transfusions)

(medicine) The transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another.

The act of pouring liquid from one vessel to another.

Synonyms

• blood transfusion

Source: Wiktionary


Trans*fu"sion, n. Etym: [L. transfusio: cf. F. transfusion.]

1. The act of transfusing, or pouring, as liquor, out of one vessel into another. Howell.

2. (Med.)

Definition: The act or operation of transferring the blood of one man or animal into the vascular system of another; also, the introduction of any fluid into the blood vessels, or into a cavity of the body from which it can readily be adsorbed into the vessels; intrafusion; as, the peritoneal transfusion of milk.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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