perfusion

Etymology

From Middle French perfusion, from Latin perfusio (“the act of pouring over”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəɹˈfjuʒən/

Noun

perfusion (countable and uncountable, plural perfusions)

A perfusion pump, c. 1935, an early device for simulating natural perfusion

1. The act of perfusing
2. (medicine) The introduction of a drug or nutrients through the bloodstream in order to reach an internal organ or tissues.

Anagrams

• fourspine, prefusion

Noun

perfusion f (plural perfusions)

1. (medicine) perfusion, drip, intravenous injection

Further reading

• “perfusion” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).