perfuse
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perfuse
- /pəɹˈfjuːz/
Rhymes with -uːz
Where it comes from
From 1520s, from Latin perfusus, past participle of perfundo (“to pour over, besprinkle”) from per- + fundo (“to pour”) (from nasalised form of PIE root *gheu- ("to pour")); compare diffuse, suffuse.
verb perfuses · perfusing · perfused
- To permeate or suffuse something, especially with a liquid or with light. Tissues can be broadly classified as poorly-perfused, adequately perfused and well-perfused on this basis as shown in Table 2.1. Note how organs with a relatively small mass, such as the heart and brain, only require a modest blood flow to perfuse them well.
- To force a fluid to flow over or through something, especially through an organ of the body. When AVP was perfused into punctate regions in the brain of the sheep or rabbit, the pyrogen-induced fever was suppressed.
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verb to permeate or suffuse
| Deutsch | durchströmen, perfundieren |
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