transfusion
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(trans-fū′zhŏn)

[L. transfusio, a pouring out]
1. The collection of blood or a blood component from a donor followed by its infusion into a recipient. In the U.S., more than 14 million blood products are transfused each year.
SEE: intraosseous infusion
2. The injection of saline or other solutions into a vein for a therapeutic purpose.
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(trans-fū′zhŏn)

[L. transfusio, a pouring out]
1. The collection of blood or a blood component from a donor followed by its infusion into a recipient. In the U.S., more than 14 million blood products are transfused each year.
SEE: intraosseous infusion
2. The injection of saline or other solutions into a vein for a therapeutic purpose.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Transfusion." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/757152/all/twin_twin_transfusion.
Transfusion. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/757152/all/twin_twin_transfusion. Accessed March 29, 2023.
Transfusion. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/757152/all/twin_twin_transfusion
Transfusion [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2023 March 29]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/757152/all/twin_twin_transfusion.
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