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perfusing

perfusing is the present participle and gerund of perfuse.

Meaning of perfuse

Verb

perfuse (third-person singular simple present perfuses, present participle perfusing, simple past and past participle perfused)

  1. (transitive) 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.2001, Neena Washington, Clive Washington, Clive Wilson, Physiological Pharmaceutics: Barriers to Drug Absorption, 2nd edition, Taylor & Francis, page 30
  2. (transitive) 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.1985, William de Ruhe et al., “14: Release of Arginine Vasopressin from the Brain”, in Alejandro Bayón, René Drucker-Colín, editors, In VIVO Perfusion and Release of Neroactive substances: Methods...

Questions about perfusing

What is perfusing the present participle and gerund of?
Perfusing is the present participle and gerund of perfuse.

Words near perfusing in the dictionary

  1. perfuse
  2. perfused
  3. perfuser
  4. perfusers
  5. perfuses
  6. perfusing
  7. perfusion
  8. perfusional
  9. perfusioned
  10. perfusionist
  11. perfusionists

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