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underperfusion

underperfusion noun: inadequate perfusion.

Noun

underperfusion (uncountable)

  1. inadequate perfusion
    • IPD culminates in uteroplacental underperfusion, a phenomenon mediated by many biochemical angiogenic factors and autoimmune response regulators that are associated with its pathophysiology.2016 February 6, “The Burden of Provider-Initiated Preterm Birth and Associated Factors: Evidence from the Brazilian Multicenter Study on Preterm Birth (EMIP)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of underperfusion

From under- + perfusion.

Questions about underperfusion

What does underperfusion mean?
Underperfusion means inadequate perfusion.
What part of speech is underperfusion?
Underperfusion is a noun.

Words near underperfusion in the dictionary

  1. underperformer
  2. underperformers
  3. underperforming
  4. underperforms
  5. underperfused
  6. underperfusion
  7. underperson
  8. underpersonalization
  9. underpersonalize
  10. underpersonalized
  11. underpersonalizes

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