Taber's Medical Dictionary
perfusion
(pĕr-fū′zhŏn )
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1. The circulation of blood through tissues.
2. Passing of a fluid through spaces.
3. Pouring of a fluid.
4. Supplying of an organ or tissue with nutrients and oxygen by injecting blood or a suitable fluid into an artery.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Perfusion." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746242/all/perfusion.
Perfusion. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746242/all/perfusion. Accessed April 16, 2026.
Perfusion. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746242/all/perfusion
Perfusion [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 16]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746242/all/perfusion.
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