transfusion
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See also: Transfusion and transfusión
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin transfūsiō.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -uːʒən
Noun[edit]
transfusion (countable and uncountable, plural transfusions)
- (medicine) The transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another.
- The act of pouring liquid from one vessel to another.
Synonyms[edit]
- blood transfusion
- decanting (pouring liquid)
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
medicine: the transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another
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the act of pouring liquid from one vessel to another
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin trānsfūsiōnem.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
transfusion f (plural transfusions)
Further reading[edit]
- “transfusion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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