transfused
Variant of transfuse
trans·fuse (-fyo̵̅o̅z′)
transitive verb transfused -·fused′, transfusing -·fus′·ing
- to transfer or transmit by or as by causing to flow or be diffused
- to permeate, instill, imbue, infuse, etc.
- Med.
- to transfer or introduce (blood, blood plasma, saline solution, etc.) into a blood vessel, usually a vein
- to give a transfusion to
Etymology: ME transfusen < L transfusus, pp. of transfundere, to pour from one container into another < trans-, trans- + fundere, to pour: see found
Related Forms:
- transfusible trans·fus′·ible adjective
- transfusive trans·fu′·sive (-fyo̵o′siv) adjective
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