perfusion

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of perfusing, the passage of fluid through the circulatory system.
2. (countable, uncountable) The introduction of a drug or nutrients through the bloodstream in order to reach an internal organ or tissues.

Synonyms

diffusion

filling

infusion

pouring

transfusion

through passage of fluid

infusion of fluid

Translations

perfusione

perfusão

perfusión

perfusion

perfusie

Perfusion

Durchströmung

aspersione

Begießen

far scorrere attraverso o sopra

infuus

vochttoediening

transfusão

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pəɹˈfjuʒən/

Etymology

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