blood transfusion

noun

the injection of blood from one person or animal into the bloodstream of another.

Origin of blood transfusion

First recorded in 1875–80

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Until then, without a transplant, doctors could only ease symptoms with painkillers and blood transfusions.
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Countless lives will be saved by her brilliant research and, before her, the contributions of others like Charles Drew, who made large scale blood banks and blood transfusions possible.
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So blood transfusions were an important source of infections.
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She said the attempt didn’t work, but the stress landed her in the hospital with gastrointestinal issues that required a blood transfusion.
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He was transferred to a different hospital, had a blood transfusion and was put on a ventilator.
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Ryan had contracted AIDS from a blood transfusion and symbolized the senselessness of the disease.
First in the Fight Against AIDS | Steven Petrow | August 26, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
He brings in blood transfusion together with superstitious symbols, to combat the ravages of vampires.
The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction | Dorothy Scarborough
To demand it was an act of weakness, and to yield it was a kind of spiritual blood-transfusion.
Love's Pilgrimage | Upton Sinclair
This blood-transfusion occurs in nature in the "Free-Martin" cattle.
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Quincke has endeavoured to calculate the amount of blood in cases of blood transfusion for therapeutic purposes.
Histology of the Blood | Paul Ehrlich

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