perfuse
pronunciation
How to pronounce perfuse in British English:
UK [pə'fju:z]
How to pronounce perfuse in American English:
US [pə'fjuz]
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- Verb:
- force a fluid through (a body part or tissue)
- cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across
Word Origin
- perfuse (v.)
- 1520s, from Latin perfusus, past participle of perfundere "to pour over, besprinkle," from per- + fundere (see found (v.2)).