Transfusion
transfusion (?), n. (L. transfusio:cf. F. transfusion.) 1. The act of transfusing,
or pouring, as liquor, out of one vessel into another.
Howell.
2. (Med.) The act or operation of
transferring the blood of one man or animal into the vascular system of
another; also, the introduction of any fluid into the blood vessels, or
into a cavity of the body from which it can readily be adsorbed into the
vessels; intrafusion; as, the peritoneal transfusion of
milk.
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