un transfused
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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transfuse (trænsˈfjuːz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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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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