transfusion - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
English
Noun
transfusion (countable and uncountable, plural transfusions)
- (medicine) The transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another.
- ✤ Synonym: blood transfusion
- ✤ Coordinate term: infusion
- The act of pouring liquid from one vessel to another.
- ✤ Synonym: decanting
- ✤ Coordinate term: infusion
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin transfūsiō.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA: /tɹænzˈfjuʒən/
- Audio (Southern England): 🔊
- Rhymes: -uːʒən
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