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per⋅fu⋅sion

  [per-fyoo-zhuhn]
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–noun
1. the act of perfusing.
2. Surgery. the passage of fluid through the lymphatic system or blood vessels to an organ or a tissue.
Origin:
1565–75; < L perfūsiōn- (s. of perfūsiō) a drenching. See perfuse, -ion
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per·fu·sion   (pər-fyōō'zhən)   
n.  

  1. The act of perfusing.

  2. The injection of fluid into a blood vessel in order to reach an organ or tissues, usually to supply nutrients and oxygen.

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Word Origin & History

perfusion 
1574, from M.Fr. perfusion, from L. perfusionem (nom. perfusio) "a pouring over," from perfusus, pp. of perfundere "pour out," from per- "throughout" + fundere "pour" (see found (2)).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: per·fu·sion
Pronunciation: -'fyü-zh&n
Function: noun
: an act or instance of perfusing; specifically : thepumping of a fluid through an organ or tissue perfusion —Year Book of Urology>
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perfusion per·fu·sion (pər-fy&oomacr;'zhən)
n.

  1. The act of perfusing.

  2. The injection of fluid into a blood vessel in order to reach an organ or tissues, usually to supply nutrients and oxygen.

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