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transfusion |
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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