— transfuser , n. — transfusible, transfusable , adj. — transfusive /trans fyooh"siv, -ziv/ , adj.
/trans fyoohz"/ , v.t., transfused, transfusing .
1. to transfer or pass from one to another; transmit; instill: to transfuse a love of literature to one's students.
2. to diffuse into or through; permeate; infuse.
3. Med.
a. to transfer (blood) into the veins or arteries of a person or animal.
b. to inject, as a saline solution, into a blood vessel.
4. Archaic. to pour from one container into another.
[ 1375-1425; late ME transfusen transfusus , ptp. of transfundere to transfer by pouring. See TRANS-, FUSE 2 ]