transfuse
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verb (used with object), trans·fused, trans·fus·ing.
1.
to transfer or pass from one to another; transmit; instill: to transfuse a love of literature to one's students.
2.
to diffuse into or through; permeate; infuse.
3.
Medicine/Medical.
a.
to transfer (blood) into the veins or arteries of a person or animal.
b.
to inject, as a saline solution, into a blood vessel.
4.
Archaic. to pour from one container into another.
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World English Dictionary
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to permeate or infuse: a blush transfused her face |
| 2. | a. to inject (blood, etc) into a blood vessel |
| b. to give a transfusion to (a patient) | |
| 3. | rare to transfer from one vessel to another, esp by pouring |
| [C15: from Latin transfundere to pour out, from | |
| trans'fuser | |
| —n | |
| trans'fusible | |
| —adj | |
| trans'fusable | |
| —adj | |
| trans'fusive | |
| —adj | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
transfuse
"to transfer by pouring," c.1425, from L. transfusus, pp. of transfundere "pour from one container to another," from trans- "across" + fundere "to pour" (see found (2)). Transfusion "action of pouring liquid from one vessel to another" is attested from 1578, from L. transfusionem
(nom. transfusio), from transfusus; sense of "transfering of blood from one individual to another" first recorded 1643.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
transfuse trans·fuse (trāns-fy&oomacr;z')
v. trans·fused, trans·fus·ing, trans·fus·es
To administer a transfusion of or to.
trans·fus'a·ble adj.
trans·fu'sive (-fy&oomacr;'sĭv, -zĭv) adj.
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Example sentences
It will be used to draw and transfuse blood, give medications, and infuse the donated stem cells.
Commonly, the decision of when to transfuse platelets is based on platelet number.
There is no conventional doping test to spot when athletes transfuse their blood.
Finally, doctors transfuse the preserved stem cells back into the patient where they produce new and ideally healthy bone marrow.
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