TRANSFUSE


Meaning of TRANSFUSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tran(t)s-ˈfyüz ]

transitive verb

( trans·fused ; trans·fus·ing )

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin transfusus, past participle of transfundere, from trans- + fundere to pour — more at found

Date: 15th century

1.

a. : to cause to pass from one to another : transmit

b. : to diffuse into or through : permeate

sunlight transfuse s the bay

2.

a. : to transfer (as blood) into a vein or an artery of a person or animal

b. : to subject (a patient) to transfusion

• trans·fus·ible or trans·fus·able -ˈfyü-zə-bəl adjective

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