Transfusion : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Transfusion	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Transfusion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
transfusion n the introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or artery Synonym(s): transfusion, blood transfusion the action of pouring a liquid from one vessel to another
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Transfusion \Transfu"sion\, n. [L. transfusio: cf. F. transfusion.] 1. The act of transfusing, or pouring, as liquor, out of one vessel into another. --Howell. 2. (Med.) The act or operation of transferring the blood of one man or animal into the vascular system of another; also, the introduction of any fluid into the blood vessels, or into a cavity of the body from which it can readily be adsorbed into the vessels; intrafusion; as, the peritoneal transfusion* of milk.