perfusion

English

WOTD – 22 March 2012    

Etymology

From Latin perfusio (“the act of pouring over”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pəɹˈfjuʒən/, X-SAMPA: /p@r"fjuZ@n/

Noun

Wikipedia perfusion (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.

Translations

act of perfusing

• Finnish: perfuusio (fi), läpivirtaus (fi)

• Russian: опрыскивание (ru) (oprýskivanije) n

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French

Noun

perfusion f (plural perfusions)

1. (medicine) perfusion, drip, intravenous injection