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transfusion

[ trans-fyoo-zhuhn ]

noun

  1. the act or process of transfusing.
  2. Medicine/Medical. the direct transferring of blood, plasma, or the like into a blood vessel.


transfusion

/ trænsˈfjuːʒən /

noun

  1. the act or an instance of transfusing
  2. the injection of blood, blood plasma, etc, into the blood vessels of a patient


transfusion

/ trăns-fyo̅o̅zhən /

  1. The transfer of blood or a component of blood, such as red blood cells, plasma, or platelets, from one person to another to replace losses caused by injury, surgery, or disease. Donated blood products are tested for blood type and certain infectious diseases and stored in blood banks until they are used. The blood of the donor is shown to be histologically compatible, or crossmatched , with that of the recipient before transfusion.
  2. See more at Rh factorSee Note at blood type


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Word History and Origins

Origin of transfusion1

1570–80; < Latin trānsfūsiōn- (stem of trānsfūsiō ) decanting, intermingling, equivalent to trānsfūs ( us ) ( transfuse ) + -iōn- -ion

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Example Sentences

The same is true of convalescent plasma, transfusions of blood proteins from people who recovered from Covid-19.

From Vox

Now, LifeBank employs motorcyclists who use mapping apps to navigate Lagos’ notorious traffic to deliver life-saving transfusions to hospitals.

From Ozy

That’s led some patients who are skeptical of the shots to demand transfusions only from the unvaccinated, an option blood centers insist is neither medically sound nor operationally feasible.

From Quartz

They cool vaccines, blood for transfusions, and temperature-sensitive medications, as well as the data processors and computer servers that make up the internet—everything from the cloud to blockchains.

From Time

She needed blood transfusions and antibiotics pumped into her tiny veins to keep her alive.

According to those who witnessed the transfusion, the effects of the antibodies were seemingly evident within hours.

The daughter had also been exposed and was comatose before she and her mother each received A 250 cubic centimeter transfusion.

She grew increasingly ill despite a 450 cubic centimeter transfusion and became comatose after five days.

Ryan had contracted AIDS from a blood transfusion and symbolized the senselessness of the disease.

I felt blood pressure rising in me for the first time since my transfusion.

If our people has become weak, no transfusion of peasants will set it on its feet again; for their blood too, soon thins.

It is as if, by some diabolical art, we had effected a transfusion and a blending together of the most subtle elements our blood.

In this we see that he anticipated our modern operation of transfusion.

This is practically akin to the transfusion of blood—except that it is on the psychic plane instead of the physical.

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