English Explanatory Dictionary

perfusion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of perfusing, the passage of fluid through the circulatory system.
  2. The introduction of a drug or nutrients through the bloodstream in order to reach an internal organ or tissues.

Pronunciation

/pəɹˈfjuʒən/ en-au-perfusion.ogg

Word forms

perfusion perfusions

Etymology

From Middle French perfusion, from Latin perfūsiō (“the act of pouring over”).

Derived words

autoperfusion cardioperfusion cerebroperfusion chemoperfusion hemoperfusion hyperfusion hyperperfusion hypoperfusion malperfusion microperfusion neoperfusion nonperfusion overperfusion perfusional perfusionist postperfusion preperfusion reperfusion retrograde perfusion retroperfusion superfusion superperfusion underperfusion xenoperfusion
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