perfusion
(pĕr-fū′zhŏn)
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[L. perfusio, a pouring through, drenching]
1. The circulation of blood through tissues.
2. Passing of a fluid through spaces.
3. Pouring of a fluid.
4. Supplying of an organ or tissue with nutrients and oxygen by injecting blood or a suitable fluid into an artery.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Perfusion." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746242/all/perfusion.
Perfusion. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746242/all/perfusion. Accessed December 3, 2024.
Perfusion. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746242/all/perfusion
Perfusion [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 December 03]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746242/all/perfusion.
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