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perfuse

[ per-fyooz ]

verb (used with object)

, per·fused, per·fus·ing.
  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.


perfuse

/ 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • perˈfusion, noun
  • perˈfusionist, noun
  • perˈfusive, adjective
  • perˈfused, adjective
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Other Words From

  • per·fu·sive [per-, fyoo, -siv], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of perfuse1

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

Origin of perfuse1

C16: from Latin perfūsus wetted, from perfundere to pour over, from per- + fundere to pour

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