noun
transfusion
tranz-FYOO-zhuhn
noun
1
The transfer of blood or blood products from one person into another.
"He needed an emergency blood transfusion after the accident."
"The hospital keeps a supply of donated blood for transfusions."
How to Use Transfusion
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishPutting donated blood into someone's body, usually for medical treatment.
Common pairings
blood transfusion
need a transfusion
Word Forms
transfusions plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin "transfusio," from "transfundere" ("to pour across").