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perfuse

/pəˈfjuːz/

/pərˈfjuːz/

Translations

perfuseverb

perfused

Past Simple

perfused

Past Participle

perfusing

Gerund

/pəˈfjuːz/

/pərˈfjuːz/

perfuserSens médical : faire circuler un liquide à travers un organe ou un tissu.

The surgeon perfused the patient's heart with a saline solution during the operation.

Le chirurgien a perfusé le cœur du patient avec une solution saline pendant l'opération.

Additional translations

suffuserSens littéraire : se répandre ou imprégner quelque chose de manière diffuse.

Synonyms

perfuseverb

To cause a liquid to flow or spread through something, especially to supply an organ or tissue with a fluid.

The surgeon perfused the patient's heart with a saline solution during the operation.

To spread or diffuse a substance, quality, or light throughout or over something; to suffuse.

Soft morning light perfused the room with a warm, golden hue.