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per⋅fuse

  [per-fyooz]
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–verb (used with object), -fused, -fus⋅ing.
1. to overspread with moisture, color, etc.; suffuse.
2. to diffuse (a liquid, color, etc.) through or over something.
3. Surgery. to pass (fluid) through blood vessels or the lymphatic system.
Origin:
1520–30; < L perfūsus, ptp. of perfundere to drench, flood. See per-, fuse 2

Related forms:
per⋅fu⋅sive  [per-fyoo-siv] , adjective
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per·fuse   (pər-fyōōz')   
tr.v.   per·fused, per·fus·ing, per·fus·es

  1. To coat or permeate with liquid, color, or light; suffuse.

  2. To pour or diffuse (a liquid, for example) over or through something.


[Latin perfundere, perfūs-, to pour over : per-, per- + fundere, to pour; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.]
per·fu'sive (pər-fyōō'sĭv, -zĭv) adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: per·fuse
Pronunciation: (")p&r-'fyüz
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: per·fused;per·fus·ing
1 : SUFFUSE perfused by blood>
2 a : to cause to flow or spread : DIFFUSE b : to force a fluid through (an organ or tissue)especially by way of the blood vessels <perfuse a liver with salt solution>
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perfuse per·fuse (pər-fy&oomacr;z')
v. per·fused, per·fus·ing, per·fus·es

  1. To pour or diffuse a liquid over or through something.

  2. To force blood or other fluid to flow from the artery through the vascular bed of a tissue or to flow through the lumen of a hollow structure.

per·fu'sive (pər-fy&oomacr;'sĭv, -zĭv) adj.

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