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reperfusion

reperfusion noun: the restoration of blood flow to an organ, after it was cut off (e.g. in an operation).

Noun

reperfusion (countable and uncountable, plural reperfusions)

  1. The restoration of blood flow to an organ, after it was cut off (e.g. in an operation).

Antonyms of reperfusion

Forms of reperfusion

pluralreperfusions

Origin of reperfusion

From re- + perfusion.

Words formed from reperfusion

Questions about reperfusion

What does reperfusion mean?
Reperfusion means the restoration of blood flow to an organ, after it was cut off (e.g. in an operation).
What part of speech is reperfusion?
Reperfusion is a noun.
What is the plural of reperfusion?
The plural of reperfusion is reperfusions.

Words near reperfusion in the dictionary

  1. reperfuming
  2. reperfuse
  3. reperfused
  4. reperfuses
  5. reperfusing
  6. reperfusion
  7. reperfusions
  8. reperiodization
  9. reperiodizations
  10. reperiodize
  11. reperiodized

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