[ pə'fju:z ]
■ verb
1》 permeate or suffuse with a liquid, colour, quality, etc.
2》 Medicine supply (an organ, tissue, or body) with a fluid, typically treated blood or a blood substitute, by circulating it through blood vessels or other natural channels.
Derivatives
perfusate noun
perfusion noun
perfusionist noun
Origin
ME: from L. perfus- , perfundere 'pour through'.