transfuse

American  

[trans-fyooz] / trænsˈfyuz /

verb (used with object)

transfused, transfusing

1. to transfer or pass from one to another; transmit; instill.

   to transfuse a love of literature to one's students.

2. to diffuse into or through; permeate; infuse.

3. Medicine/Medical.

   1. to transfer (blood) into the veins or arteries of a person or animal.

   2. to inject, as a saline solution, into a blood vessel.

4. Archaic. to pour from one container into another.

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transfuse British  

/ trænsˈfjuːz /

verb

1. to permeate or infuse

   a blush transfused her face

2. 1. to inject (blood, etc) into a blood vessel

   2. to give a transfusion to (a patient)

3. rare to transfer from one vessel to another, esp by pouring

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Other Word Forms

• transfusable adjective
• transfuser noun
• transfusible adjective
• transfusive adjective
• untransfused adjective
• untransfusible adjective

Etymology

Origin of transfuse

1375–1425; late Middle English transfusen < Latin trānsfūsus , past participle of trānsfundere to transfer by pouring. See trans-, fuse ²

Example Sentences

Modified stem cells are then transfused back into the body, where they multiply and increase the production of stable, well-functioning red cells.

From BBC

Another 8% have O negative blood, often called the universal blood type, which can be safely transfused into any patient, because it will not trigger an immune response.

From BBC

Dozens of additional units may have to be transfused if bleeding continues or worsens, he added.

From New York Times

The reason why it is necessary to remove the A and B antigens to create universal donor blood is because they can trigger life-threatening immune reactions when transfused into non-matched recipients.

From Science Daily

Blood that is destined for new babies, immunocompromised patients, pregnant women or to be transfused into a foetus in-uterine must be screened for a virus called cytomegalovirus or CMV.

From BBC

Related Words

• suffuse