-üz transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin perfusus, past participle of perfundere to pour over, from per- through, throughout + fundere to pour — more at per- , found
1. : suffuse
rubbing of ice over the skin … permitted the cold skin to be perfused by blood from which heat was extracted — Year Book of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
2. : to cause to flow or spread : diffuse ; specifically : to force a fluid through (an organ or tissue) especially by way of the blood vessels
perfuse a liver with salt solution