transfuse

[trans-fyooz] /trænsˈfyuz/
verb (used with object), transfused, transfusing.
1.
to transfer or pass from one to another; transmit; instill:
to transfuse a love of literature to one's students.
2.
to diffuse into or through; permeate; infuse.
3.
Medicine/Medical.
  1. to transfer (blood) into the veins or arteries of a person or animal.
  2. to inject, as a saline solution, into a blood vessel.
4.
Archaic. to pour from one container into another.
Origin
1375-1425; late Middle English transfusen < Latin trānsfūsus, past participle of trānsfundere to transfer by pouring. See trans-, fuse2
Related forms
transfuser, noun
transfusible, transfusable, adjective
transfusive
[trans-fyoo-siv, -ziv] /trænsˈfyu sɪv, -zɪv/ (Show IPA), adjective
untransfused, adjective
untransfusible, adjective
Examples from the web for transfuse
  • There is no conventional doping test to spot when athletes transfuse their blood.
  • The glory they transfuse with fitting truth to speak.
  • Then they would transfuse donor bone marrow rich in the highly prized stem cells that are capable of generating new, normal blood.
  • Commonly, the decision of when to transfuse platelets is based on platelet number.
  • Therefore the transfusion of allogenic blood products mandates strategies to optimize the clinical decision to transfuse.
  • Finally, doctors transfuse the preserved stem cells back into the patient where they produce new and ideally healthy bone marrow.
  • It will be used to draw and transfuse blood, give medications, and infuse the donated stem cells.
British Dictionary definitions for transfuse

transfuse

/trænsˈfjuːz/
verb (transitive)
1.
to permeate or infuse: a blush transfused her face
2.
  1. to inject (blood, etc) into a blood vessel
  2. to give a transfusion to (a patient)
3.
(rare) to transfer from one vessel to another, esp by pouring
Derived Forms
transfuser, noun
transfusible, transfusable, adjective
transfusive, adjective
Word Origin
C15: from Latin transfundere to pour out, from trans- + fundere to pour
Word Origin and History for transfuse
v.

"to transfer by pouring," early 15c., from Latin transfusus, past participle of transfundere "pour from one container to another," from trans- "across" (see trans-) + fundere "to pour" (see found (v.2)). Related: Transfused; transfusing.

transfuse in Medicine

transfuse trans·fuse (trāns-fyōōz')
v. trans·fused, trans·fus·ing, trans·fus·es
To administer a transfusion of or to.

trans·fus'a·ble adj.
trans·fu'sive (-fyōō'sĭv, -zĭv) adj.