perfusion
/pəɹˈfjuʒən/
perfusion noun: the act of perfusing, the passage of fluid through the circulatory system.
Noun
perfusion (countable and uncountable, plural perfusions)
- The act of perfusing, the passage of fluid through the circulatory system.
- If there is no pulse, or if the pulse rate is less than 60 beats per minute with signs of poor perfusion (eg, poor skin color, unconscious), perform CPR.2007, Benjamin Gulli, Stephen J. Rahm, Professional Rescuer CPR, Jones & Bartlett Learning, →ISBN, page 45
- The introduction of a drug or nutrients through the bloodstream in order to reach an internal organ or tissues.
perfusion meaning in Tamil, Kannada, Tagalog and Indonesian
perfusion in Tamil
- மருந்து முதலியன உட்செலுத்துதல், உறுப்பு வழி செலுத்தல், பரப்பின் வழி செலுத்தல், பரப்பு வழி
perfusion in Kannada
- ಒಳಹರಿಕೆ
perfusion in Tagalog
- act of perfusing
- pag-perfuse
perfusion in Indonesian
- act of perfusing
- perfusi
Forms of perfusion
| plural | perfusions |
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Origin of perfusion
From Middle French perfusion, from Latin perfūsiō (“the act of pouring over”).
Words formed from perfusion
- autoperfusion
- cardioperfusion
- cerebroperfusion
- chemoperfusion
- hemoperfusion
- hyperfusion
- hyperperfusion
- hypoperfusion
- malperfusion
- microperfusion
- neoperfusion
- nonperfusion
- overperfusion
- perfusional
- perfusionist
- postperfusion
- preperfusion
- reperfusion
- retrograde perfusion
- retroperfusion
- superfusion
- superperfusion
- underperfusion
- xenoperfusion
Questions about perfusion
- What does perfusion mean?
- Perfusion means the act of perfusing, the passage of fluid through the circulatory system.
- What is perfusion in Tamil?
- Perfusion in Tamil is மருந்து முதலியன உட்செலுத்துதல், உறுப்பு வழி செலுத்தல், பரப்பின் வழி செலுத்தல். See Perfusion meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is perfusion?
- Perfusion is a noun.
- How do you pronounce perfusion?
- Perfusion is pronounced /pəɹˈfjuʒən/.
- What is the plural of perfusion?
- The plural of perfusion is perfusions.
Words near perfusion in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: perfusion (page history and authors); perfusion (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); perfusion (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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