English Explanatory Dictionary

transfusion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another.
  2. The act of pouring liquid from one vessel to another.

Pronunciation

/tɹænzˈfjuʒən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-transfusion.wav

Word forms

transfusion transfusions

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin transfūsiō.

Synonyms

blood transfusion decanting

Derived words

autotransfusion haemotransfusion hemotransfusion hypertransfusion intertransfusion microtransfusion mistransfusion myelotransfusion posttransfusion pretransfusion retransfusion transfusional transfusionist transpoosion twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome xenotransfusion
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