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in⋅fu⋅sion

  [in-fyoo-zhuhn]
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–noun
1. the act or process of infusing.
2. something that is infused.
3. a liquid extract, as tea, prepared by steeping or soaking.
4. Pharmacology.
a. the steeping or soaking of a crude drug in water.
b. the liquid so prepared.
5. Medicine/Medical.
a. the introduction of a saline or other solution into a vein.
b. the solution used.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L infūsiōn- (s. of infūsiō). See infuse, -ion
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in·fu·sion   (ĭn-fyōō'zhən)   
n.  
  1. The act or process of infusing.
  2. Something infused or introduced: an economy in need of regular capital infusions.
  3. The liquid product obtained by infusing: prepared an infusion of medicinal herbs.
    1. Introduction of a solution into the body through a vein for therapeutic purposes.
    2. The solution so introduced: a sucrose infusion.
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Infusion

In*fu"sion\, n. [L. infusio a pouring in: cf. F. infusion. See Infuse, v. t.]

1. The act of infusing, pouring in, or instilling; instillation; as, the infusion of good principles into the mind; the infusion of ardor or zeal.

Our language has received innumerable elegancies and improvements from that infusion of Hebraisms. --Addison.

2. That which is infused; suggestion; inspiration.

His folly and his wisdom are of his oun growth, not the echo or infusion of other men. --Swift.

3. The act of plunging or dipping into a fluid; immersion. [Obs.] "Baptism by infusion." --Jortin.

4. (Pharmacy) (a) The act or process of steeping or soaking any substance in water in order to extract its virtues. (b) The liquid extract obtained by this process.

Sips meek infusion of a milder herb. --Cowper.
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Main Entry: in·fusion
Pronunciation: in-'fyü-zh&n
Function: noun
1 a : the introducing of a solution (as of glucose or salt)especially into a vein; also : the solution so used b (1) : the steeping or soaking usually in water of a substance (as a plant drug) in order to extract its solubleconstituents or principles —compare DECOCTION 1 (2) : the liquid extract obtained by this process
2 : a watery suspension of decaying organic material infusion>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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infusion in·fu·sion (ĭn-fy&oomacr;'zhən)
n.

  1. The process of steeping a substance in water to extract its soluble principles.
  2. A medicinal preparation from such a process.
  3. Introduction of a solution into the body through a vein for therapeutic purposes.
  4. The solution introduced in such a manner.

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