Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perfusion

/pəɹˈfjuʒən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables: per-fu-sion
IPA: /pəɹˈfjuʒən/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of perfusing, the passage of fluid through the circulatory system.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The introduction of a drug or nutrients through the bloodstream in order to reach an internal organ or tissues.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"If there is no pulse, or if the pulse rate is less than 60 beats per minute with signs of poor perfusion (eg, poor skin color, unconscious), perform CPR."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰunédti Proto-Italic *hundō Latin fundō Latin perfundō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin perfūsiō Middle French perfusion English perfusion From Middle French perfusion, from Latin perfūsiō (“the act of pouring over”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

perfusions (plural)

Derived Forms

autoperfusion cardioperfusion cerebroperfusion chemoperfusion hemoperfusion hyperfusion hyperperfusion hypoperfusion malperfusion microperfusion neoperfusion nonperfusion

Phrases

retrograde perfusion

Rhymes With

susan cruzan duzan

Questions

How do you pronounce perfusion?: The recorded pronunciation is /pəɹˈfjuʒən/.
What does perfusion mean?: The act of perfusing, the passage of fluid through the circulatory system.
Where does perfusion come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰunédti Proto-Italic *hundō Latin fundō Latin perfundō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin perfūsiō Middle French perfusion English perfusion From Middle French perfusion, from Latin perfūsiō (“the act of pouring over”).

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