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Meaning of perfuse in English
Pronunciation
/pərˈfjuz/
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Verb
perfuse
Etymology
late Middle English (in the sense ‘cause to flow through or away’): from Latin perfus-‘poured through’, from the verb perfundere, from per-‘through’ + fundere‘pour’
Definitions
1.
force a fluid through (a body part or tissue)
Examples
« perfuse a liver with a salt solution »
2.
cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across
Examples
« The sky was suffused with a warm pink color »