— perfusive /peuhr fyooh"siv/ , adj.
/peuhr fyoohz"/ , v.t., perfused, perfusing .
1. to overspread with moisture, color, etc.; suffuse.
2. to diffuse (a liquid, color, etc.) through or over something.
3. Surg. to pass (fluid) through blood vessels or the lymphatic system.
[ 1520-30; perfusus, ptp. of perfundere to drench, flood. See PER-, FUSE 2 ]