infusion
(in-fū′zhŏn)
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[L. infusio, a pouring into, watering]
1. Any liquid substance (other than blood) introduced into the body for therapeutic purposes.
2. Steeping or soaking a substance in hot but not boiling water or in cold water in order to obtain its active principle.
3. The product obtained from the infusion.
infuse (in-fūz′), v.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Infusion." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/755362/all/infusion.
Infusion. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/755362/all/infusion. Accessed December 2, 2024.
Infusion. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/755362/all/infusion
Infusion [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 December 02]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/755362/all/infusion.
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