NOUN | act | transfusion, blood transfusion | the introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or artery |
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act | transfusion | the action of pouring a liquid / liquid from one vessel to another |
Sounds | traensfyuw'zhahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | The introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or artery. | |
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Synonym | blood transfusion | |
Narrower | exchange transfusion | Slow removal of a person's blood and its replacement with equal amounts of a donor's blood |
Broader | insertion, introduction, intromission | The act of putting one thing into another |
Spanish | transfusión de sangre, transfusión, trasfusión | |
Catalan | transfusió de sang, transfusió | |
Verbs | transfuse | give a transfusion (e.g., of blood) to |
Meaning | The action of pouring a liquid / liquid from one vessel to another. | |
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Narrower | decantation | The act of gently pouring off a clear liquor (as from its original bottle) without disturbing the lees |
Broader | action | Something done (usually as opposed to something said) |
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