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
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.
• 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
18 November 2024
(adjective) not functioning properly; “something is amiss”; “has gone completely haywire”; “something is wrong with the engine”
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