2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Transfusion  \Trans*fu"sion\,  n.  [L.  transfusio:  cf  F. 
  transfusion.] 
  1.  The  act  of  transfusing,  or  pouring,  as  liquor,  out  of  one 
  vessel  into  another.  --Howell. 
 
  2.  (Med.)  The  act  or  operation  of  transferring  the  blood  of 
  one  man  or  animal  into  the  vascular  system  of  another; 
  also  the  introduction  of  any  fluid  into  the  blood 
  vessels,  or  into  a  cavity  of  the  body  from  which  it  can 
  readily  be  adsorbed  into  the  vessels;  intrafusion;  as  the 
  peritoneal  transfusion  of  milk. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  transfusion 
  n  :  the  introduction  of  blood  or  blood  plasma  into  a  vein  or 
  artery  [syn:  {blood  transfusion}] 

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