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su⋅per⋅fuse

[soo-per-fyooz]
–verb (used with object), -fused, -fus⋅ing. Obsolete.
to pour.

Origin:
1650–60; < L superfūsus, ptp. of superfundere to pour over, equiv. to super- super- + -fūsus, equiv. to fud- (base of fundere to pour) + -tus ptp. suffix, with dt > s


su⋅per⋅fu⋅sion [soo-per-fyoo-zhuhn] , noun
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Main Entry: su·per·fuse
Pronunciation: "sü-p&r-'fyüz
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -fused; -fus·ing
: to maintain the metabolic or physiological activity of (as an isolated organ) by submitting to a continuous flow of a sustaining medium over the outside superfused the isolated cortical tissue —C. D. Richards et al> —su·per·fu·sion /-'fyü-zh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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