different between ventilation vs perfusion

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French ventilation, from Old French ventilacion, from Late Latin ventilatio, from Latin ventilo.Morphologically ventilate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

ventilation (countable and uncountable, plural ventilations)

1. The replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh.
   • 1991, Robert DeNiro (actor), Backdraft:

     So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before or after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline?

2. The mechanical system used to circulate and replace air.
3. An exchange of views during a discussion.
4. The public exposure of an issue or topic.
5. The bodily process of breathing; the inhalation of air to provide oxygen, and the exhalation of spent air to remove carbon dioxide.
6. (medicine) The mechanical system used to assist breathing.

Related terms

• ventilate

Translations

Anagrams

• antiviolent

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin ventilatio, ventilationem, from Latin ventilo.

Pronunciation

Noun

ventilation f (plural ventilations)

1. ventilation: replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh.
2. ventilation: mechanical system used to circulate and replace air.
3. repartition

Related terms

• ventiler

Further reading

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

Interlingua

Noun

ventilation (uncountable)

1. ventilation

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).