transfusion
See also: Transfusion and transfusión
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin transfūsiō.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -uːʒən
Noun edit
transfusion (countable and uncountable, plural transfusions)
- (medicine) The transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another.
- The act of pouring liquid from one vessel to another.
Synonyms edit
- blood transfusion
- decanting (pouring liquid)
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
medicine: the transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another
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the act of pouring liquid from one vessel to another
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French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin trānsfūsiōnem.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
transfusion f (plural transfusions)
Further reading edit
- “transfusion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.