TRANSFUSE


Meaning of TRANSFUSE in English

— 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 ]

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