transfuse
to transfer or pass from one to another; transmit; instill: to transfuse a love of literature to one's students.
to diffuse into or through; permeate; infuse.
Medicine/Medical.
to transfer (blood) into the veins or arteries of a person or animal.
to inject, as a saline solution, into a blood vessel.
Archaic. to pour from one container into another.
Origin of transfuse
1Other words from transfuse
- trans·fus·er, noun
- trans·fus·i·ble, trans·fus·a·ble, adjective
- trans·fu·sive [trans-fyoo-siv, -ziv], /trænsˈfyu sɪv, -zɪv/, adjective
- un·trans·fused, adjective
- un·trans·fus·i·ble, adjective
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How to use transfuse in a sentence
For the first time ever, blood grown in a lab from adult stem cells was transfused into two people.
In a World First, Two People Received Transfusions of Lab-Grown Blood | Vanessa Bates Ramirez | November 10, 2022 | Singularity HubAs Villeda drew blood, he also collected plasma—blood with the cells removed—from young mice, drop by teeny-tiny drop, and transfused it into older ones.
Has the fountain of youth been in our blood all along? | Kat McGowan | September 28, 2021 | Popular-ScienceTo avoid a dead donor they instead transfused their patients with lamb’s blood.
What scientists learned when they tried to raise a chimp with a human baby | PopSci Staff | September 21, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThis is transfused with the intention of preventing the infection from severe progression.
To tackle the raging second wave, India needs faster updates to its Covid-19 treatment protocols | Manavi Kapur | April 8, 2021 | QuartzHow long he sat there, allowing the subtle influence to transfuse and possess his entire being, he did not know.
The Crusade of the Excelsior | Bret Harte
Fifty or sixty years ago surgeons did not hesitate to transfuse the blood of animals into human beings.
The Organism as a Whole | Jacques LoebI wish I could transcribe, or rather transfuse into language, the glow of my heart when I read your letter.
The Letters of Robert Burns | Robert BurnsHe had seen a glow of pleasure transfuse people as they listened to her pure and ringing notes.
The Black Opal | Katharine Susannah PrichardMoisture tends to transfuse from the hot towards the cold portion of the wood.
Seasoning of Wood | Joseph B. Wagner
British Dictionary definitions for transfuse
/ (trænsˈfjuːz) /
to permeate or infuse: a blush transfused her face
to inject (blood, etc) into a blood vessel
to give a transfusion to (a patient)
rare to transfer from one vessel to another, esp by pouring
Origin of transfuse
1Derived forms of transfuse
- transfuser, noun
- transfusible or transfusable, adjective
- transfusive, adjective
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