perfusion en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /pəɹˈfjuʒən/
Etymology
Etymology tree 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 From Middle French perfusion, from Latin perfūsiō (“the act of pouring over”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of perfusing, the passage of fluid through the circulatory system.
If there is no pulse, or if the pulse rate is less than 60 beats per minute with signs of poor perfusion (eg, poor skin color, unconscious), perform CPR.
2007, Benjamin Gulli, Stephen J. Rahm, Professional Rescuer CPR, Jones & Bartlett Learning, →ISBN, page 45:
- (countable, uncountable) The introduction of a drug or nutrients through the bloodstream in order to reach an internal organ or tissues.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| perfusions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
underperfusion · postperfusion · preperfusion · superperfusion · overperfusion · hypoperfusion · perfusionist · perfusional · autoperfusion · neoperfusion · malperfusion · hemoperfusion · chemoperfusion · cardioperfusion · microperfusion · hyperfusion · superfusion · cerebroperfusion · retrograde perfusion · retroperfusion · hyperperfusion · xenoperfusion · reperfusion · nonperfusion
Translations (15)
cs průtok (act of perfusing) · fr perfusion (act of perfusing) · id perfusi (act of perfusing) · fi perfuusio (act of perfusing) · ca perfusió (act of perfusing) · de Perfusion (act of perfusing) · cs perfuze (act of perfusing) · it perfusione (act of perfusing) · fi läpivirtaus (act of perfusing) · es perfusión (act of perfusing) · de Durchblutung (act of perfusing) · tl pag-perfuse (act of perfusing) · bg обливане (act of perfusing) · pt perfusão (act of perfusing) · ru опры́скивание (act of perfusing)