hemoperfusion en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek αἷμᾰ (haîmă) Ancient Greek αἱμο- (haimo-) English haemo- English hemo- Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰunédti Proto-Italic *hundō Latin fundō Latin perfundō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin perfūsiō Middle French perfusion English perfusion English hemoperfusion From hemo- + perfusion.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A procedure in which drugs or toxins are removed from a patient's blood by passing it through a column of charcoal or other adsorbent material
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hemoperfusions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
pt hemoperfusão (procedure in which drugs or toxins are removed from a patient's blood) · el αιμοδιήθηση (procedure in which drugs or toxins are removed from a patient's blood)