different between perfusion vs permeability

English

Etymology

From Middle French perfusion, from Latin perfusio (“the act of pouring over”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p???fju??n/

Noun

perfusion (countable and uncountable, plural perfusions)

1. The act of perfusing
2. (medicine) The introduction of a drug or nutrients through the bloodstream in order to reach an internal organ or tissues.

Derived terms

• perfusionist

Translations

Anagrams

• fourspine, prefusion

French

Noun

perfusion f (plural perfusions)

1. (medicine) perfusion, drip, intravenous injection

Further reading

• “perfusion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From French perméabilité

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p?mi.??b?l?ti/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p??mi.??b?l?ti/
• Hyphenation: per?me?a?bil?ity

Noun

permeability (usually uncountable, plural permeabilities)

1. the property of being permeable
2. the rate of flow of a fluid through a porous material
3. (geology) a measure of the ability of a rock to transmit fluids (such as oil or water)
4. (physics) a quantitative measure of the degree of magnetization of a material in the presence of an applied magnetic field (measured in newtons per ampere squared in SI units).

Derived terms

Related terms

• impermeable
• nonpermeable
• permeameter

Translations

See also

• conductivity