transfusion

[ trans-fyoo-zhuhn ]
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noun
  1. the act or process of transfusing.

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

Origin of transfusion

1
1570–80; <Latin trānsfūsiōn- (stem of trānsfūsiō) decanting, intermingling, equivalent to trānsfūs(us) (see transfuse) + -iōn--ion

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British Dictionary definitions for transfusion

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

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Scientific definitions for transfusion

transfusion

[ trăns-fyōōzhən ]


  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. See more at Rh factor. See Note at blood type.

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