perfuse

American  

[per-fyooz] / pərˈfyuz /

verb (used with object)

perfused, perfusing

1. to overspread with moisture, color, etc.; suffuse.

2. to diffuse (a liquid, color, etc.) through or over something.

3. Surgery. to pass (fluid) through blood vessels or the lymphatic system.

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perfuse British  

/ pəˈfjuːz /

verb

1. to suffuse or permeate (a liquid, colour, etc) through or over (something)

2. surgery to pass (a fluid) through organ tissue to ensure adequate exchange of oxygen and carbon monoxide

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Other Word Forms

• perfused
  adjective
• perfusion
  noun
• perfusionist
  noun
• perfusive
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of perfuse

1520–30; < Latin perfūsus, past participle of perfundere to drench, flood. See per-, fuse ²

Example Sentences

Perfuse, per-fūz′, v.t. to pour through or over.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various