perfusion

[per-fyoo-zhuhn]

noun

1. the act of perfusing.

2. Surgery.,  the passage of fluid through the lymphatic system or blood vessels to an organ or a tissue.

Word History and Origins

Origin of perfusion¹

1565–75; < Latin perfūsiōn- (stem of perfūsiō ) a drenching. See perfuse, -ion

Example Sentences

"This relationship could be a compensatory mechanism where lower lung function is compensated by higher cardiac output and higher brain perfusion," he said.

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Diaz Artiles and her team aim to collect cardiovascular responses using each countermeasure and compare effects on ocular perfusion pressure and other cardiovascular functions that may be affected by microgravity environments.

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"We can maintain heart viability by perfusion at coronary flows and we are able to remove toxins and control edema to the tissue," said Rojas-Pena.

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Most significantly, surgical programs that have adopted perfusion are transplanting more organs.

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Bioelectronics pioneer John Rogers, whose group led the device development, recently published another paper describing an ultrathin, soft implant that measures temperature and perfusion changes as a way to monitor the health of transplanted organs.

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