perfuse

Pronunciation: /pəɹˈfjuːz/

The English word “perfuse” has 2 meanings listed here.

verb

To permeate or suffuse something, especially with a liquid or with light.
To force a fluid to flow over or through something, especially through an organ of the body.

Etymology

From 1520s, from Latin perfusus, past participle of perfundo (“to pour over, besprinkle”) from per- + fundo (“to pour”) (from nasalised form of PIE root *gheu- ("to pour")); compare diffuse, suffuse.

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More English words

perfusability
perfusable
perfusate
perfusative
perfused
perfusion
perfusional
perfusioned

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