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infusion

[ in-fyoo-zhuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the act or process of infusing.
something that is infused.
a liquid extract, as tea, prepared by steeping or soaking.
Pharmacology.
1. the steeping or soaking of a crude drug in water.
2. the liquid so prepared.
Medicine/Medical.
1. the introduction of a saline or other solution into a vein.
2. the solution used.

infusion

/ ɪnˈfjuːʒən; ɪnˈfjuːsɪv /

the act of infusing
something infused
an extract obtained by soaking
med introduction of a liquid, such as a saline solution, into a vein or the subcutaneous tissues of the body

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin infūsiōn- (stem of infūsiō ). See infuse, -ion

“While IV infusion is safe and effective,” one officer wrote, rectal hydration could be used as a form of behavior control.

Some infusion pumps and patient monitoring systems go for less than $100.

Both lawmakers were defeated, despite a major infusion of resources from Bloomberg and other gun-control supporters.

“There is a lot of infusion of different medias, which before was completely unconnected to the art world,” Emilia says.

Both became feverish and ill with the infusion, as expected, and both recovered.

The tea was delicious in its first delicate infusion; the pickled plums most stimulating to a morning appetite.

We should naturally expect that few towns would have a stronger infusion of local feeling than Shrewsbury.

If only one has been infused, and the rennet is intended for immediate use, the infusion requires only to be skimmed and strained.

The gradual infusion of the military spirit into the masses had made them passive and obedient.

From the infusion made with boiling water, or from the decoction.

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