About The Word Transfusion
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Transfusion
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What's The Definition Of Transfusion?
[n] the action of pouring a liquid from one vessel to another
[n] the introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or artery Synonyms | Synonyms for Transfusion: blood transfusion Related Terms | Find terms related to Transfusion: See Also | action | exchange transfusion | insertion | introduction | intromission Transfusion In Webster's Dictionary \Trans*fu"sion\, n. [L. transfusio: cf. F.
transfusion.]
1. The act of transfusing, or pouring, as liquor, out of one
vessel into another. --Howell.
2. (Med.) The act or operation of transferring the blood of
one man or animal into the vascular system of another;
also, the introduction of any fluid into the blood
vessels, or into a cavity of the body from which it can
readily be adsorbed into the vessels; intrafusion; as, the
peritoneal transfusion of milk.
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