reperfusion

American  

[ree-per-fyoozh-uhn] / ˌri pərˈfyuʒ ən /

noun

1. Medicine/Medical. the restoration of blood flow to an area of the body, particularly an organ or tissue, after that blood flow has been blocked.

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Other Word Forms

• post-reperfusion
  adjective
• pre-reperfusion
  adjective

Example Sentences

These factors may have cut off blood flow and the oxygen supply to the heart for longer, which is known to cause ischemia reperfusion injury when the supply is restored.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2024

The dose of anti-inflammatory therapy was given at the time of reperfusion, which corresponds to a clinically useful time for a therapeutic intervention in humans.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2024

For the rest of the patients in the study, 39% received primary PCI and 31% did not undergo reperfusion.

From Forbes • Apr. 22, 2014

Clinically, reperfusion of thrombus-occluded arteries using tissue plasminogen activator can be achieved in 1 to 6 h but, even when arterial flow is restored, a long-lasting reduction of cerebral blood flow can ensue.

From Nature • Apr. 4, 2014

Sometimes an amputation will be done to reduce the risk of this reperfusion injury,” explains Glatter.

From Time • May 11, 2013