Meaning & use
Perfuse
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To spread or flow through something, especially to force blood or fluid through an organ or tissue.
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Surgeons perfuse the donor organ with a cold preserving solution before transplantation.
A warm blush seemed to perfuse her cheeks as she accepted the award.
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From Latin perfundere ('to pour over'); in medicine, 'perfusion' specifically refers to the passage of fluid, especially blood, through the vessels of an organ.
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