transfusion

[ trans-fyoo-zhuhn ]

noun

1. the act or process of transfusing.
2. Medicine/Medical. the direct transferring of blood, plasma, or the like into a blood vessel.

transfusion

/ trænsˈfjuːʒən /

noun

1. the act or an instance of transfusing
2. the injection of blood, blood plasma, etc, into the blood vessels of a patient

transfusion

/ trăns-fyo̅o̅′zhən /

1. The transfer of blood or a component of blood, such as red blood cells, plasma, or platelets, from one person to another to replace losses caused by injury, surgery, or disease. Donated blood products are tested for blood type and certain infectious diseases and stored in blood banks until they are used. The blood of the donor is shown to be histologically compatible, or crossmatched , with that of the recipient before transfusion.
2. See more at Rh factorSee Note at blood type

Word History and Origins

Origin of transfusion¹

1570–80; < Latin trānsfūsiōn- (stem of trānsfūsiō ) decanting, intermingling, equivalent to trānsfūs ( us ) ( transfuse ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

Activists argue that apart from it being discriminatory, the ban is also irrational because of the high demand for blood transfusions in the country.

From BBC

Tens of thousands of others, external are believed to have been exposed to hepatitis C, which can cause liver failure and cancer, either through the same treatment or a blood transfusion.

From BBC

Operation Puerto, an investigation by Spanish police into doping in sport, had connected him to illegal blood transfusion.

From BBC

Data shows that out of 52 patients given the treatment, 49 did not need another blood transfusion for at least a year of monitoring.

From BBC

It was named after Charles R. Drew, a distinguished surgeon and former chair of surgery at Howard University whose work focused on blood banking and blood plasma storage and transfusion.

From Los Angeles Times