perfuse

[ per-fyooz ]

verb (used with object)

, per·fused, per·fus·ing.

1. to overspread with moisture, color, etc.; suffuse.
2. to diffuse (a liquid, color, etc.) through or over something.
3. Surgery. to pass (fluid) through blood vessels or the lymphatic system.

perfuse

/ pəˈfjuːz /

verb

1. to suffuse or permeate (a liquid, colour, etc) through or over (something)
2. surgery to pass (a fluid) through organ tissue to ensure adequate exchange of oxygen and carbon monoxide

Derived Forms

• perˈfusion, noun
• perˈfusionist, noun
• perˈfusive, adjective
• perˈfused, adjective

Other Words From

• per·fu·sive [per-, fyoo, -siv], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of perfuse¹

1520–30; < Latin perfūsus, past participle of perfundere to drench, flood. See per-, fuse ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of perfuse¹

C16: from Latin perfūsus wetted, from perfundere to pour over, from per- + fundere to pour

Example Sentences

The system uses a blood-derived solution to perfuse the organs and has a hemofilter to remove toxins.

From Science Daily

I was in hemorrhagic shock, a state in which oxygen-carrying blood can’t adequately perfuse the body’s vital organs.

From Slate

Food and Drug Administration and made by the company XVIVO, to perfuse and monitor donor lungs.

From Scientific American

It's time this country explored a precise high-pressure pulsation algorithm to intelligently perfuse a little rationality into the healthcare market.

From Los Angeles Times

The treatment "utilizes a precise high-pressure pulsation algorithm to intelligently perfuse insulin into a diabetic patient," Trina Health says, claiming that "the serious complications from advanced diabetes are halted or reversed."

From Los Angeles Times