perfusion

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See also: perfusión

English

A perfusion pump, c. 1935, an early device for simulating natural perfusion
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Etymology

From Middle French perfusion, from Latin perfusio (the act of pouring over).

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perfusion (countable and uncountable, plural perfusions)

  1. The act of perfusing, the passage of fluid through the circulatory system.
    • 2007, Benjamin Gulli, Stephen J. Rahm, Professional Rescuer CPR, Jones & Bartlett Learning, →ISBN, page 45:
      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.
  2. (medicine) The introduction of a drug or nutrients through the bloodstream in order to reach an internal organ or tissues.

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Noun

perfusion f (plural perfusions)

  1. (medicine) perfusion, drip, intravenous injection

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