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pertusion

English

Etymology

Latin pertusio.

Noun

pertusion (plural pertusions)

  1. The act of punching or piercing with a pointed instrument.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Arbuthnot to this entry?)
  2. A punched hole; a perforation.
    • 1623, Francis Bacon, De augmentis scientiarum
      many of the more subtle passages , pores , and pertusions appear not in anatomical dissections , because they are shut and latent in dead bodies

Anagrams

  • Petronius, eruptions, pseurotin

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perfusion

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).

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