transfusion
nounattested in dialogue
- United States//tɹænzˈfjuʒən//
The transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another.
noun
- 1
The transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another.
- 2
The act of pouring liquid from one vessel to another.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Latin trans Latin fundō Latin trānsfundō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin transfūsiōbor. English transfusion Borrowed from Latin transfūsiō.
Forms
- plural
- transfusions
transformation · The act of transforming or the state of being transformed.transformed · Given a completely different form or appearance.transforming · transformation
transfusion · The transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another.
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