perfuse
verb
per·fuse (ˌ)pər-ˈfyüz 
perfused; perfusing
transitive verb
1
: suffuse
2
a
: to cause to flow or spread : diffuse
b
: to force a fluid through (an organ or tissue) especially by way of the blood vessels
perfusion
(ˌ)pər-ˈfyü-zhən
noun 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Recent research suggests that mycorrhizal networks also perfuse prairies, grasslands, chaparral and Arctic tundra — essentially everywhere there is life on land. 
Julia Skinner, Longreads, 16 July 2022 Recent research suggests that mycorrhizal networks also perfuse prairies, grasslands, chaparral and Arctic tundra — essentially everywhere there is life on land. Julia Skinner, Longreads, 16 July 2022 Recent research suggests that mycorrhizal networks also perfuse prairies, grasslands, chaparral and Arctic tundra — essentially everywhere there is life on land. Julia Skinner, Longreads, 16 July 2022 Recent research suggests that mycorrhizal networks also perfuse prairies, grasslands, chaparral and Arctic tundra — essentially everywhere there is life on land. Julia Skinner, Longreads, 16 July 2022 Recent research suggests that mycorrhizal networks also perfuse prairies, grasslands, chaparral and Arctic tundra — essentially everywhere there is life on land. Julia Skinner, Longreads, 16 July 2022 To perfuse an organ is to supply it with fluid, usually blood or a blood substitute, by circulating it through blood vessels or other channels. Kristen Rogers, CNN, 10 June 2022 Recent research suggests that mycorrhizal networks also perfuse prairies, grasslands, chaparral and Arctic tundra — essentially everywhere there is life on land. New York Times, 2 Dec. 2020 That description includes massive amounts of invisible mass, known as dark matter, along with a peculiar repulsive force, called dark energy, perfusing all of space. Tom Siegfried, Scientific American, 21 Jan. 2020 See More
Julia Skinner, Longreads, 16 July 2022 Recent research suggests that mycorrhizal networks also perfuse prairies, grasslands, chaparral and Arctic tundra — essentially everywhere there is life on land. Julia Skinner, Longreads, 16 July 2022 Recent research suggests that mycorrhizal networks also perfuse prairies, grasslands, chaparral and Arctic tundra — essentially everywhere there is life on land. Julia Skinner, Longreads, 16 July 2022 Recent research suggests that mycorrhizal networks also perfuse prairies, grasslands, chaparral and Arctic tundra — essentially everywhere there is life on land. Julia Skinner, Longreads, 16 July 2022 Recent research suggests that mycorrhizal networks also perfuse prairies, grasslands, chaparral and Arctic tundra — essentially everywhere there is life on land. Julia Skinner, Longreads, 16 July 2022 To perfuse an organ is to supply it with fluid, usually blood or a blood substitute, by circulating it through blood vessels or other channels. Kristen Rogers, CNN, 10 June 2022 Recent research suggests that mycorrhizal networks also perfuse prairies, grasslands, chaparral and Arctic tundra — essentially everywhere there is life on land. New York Times, 2 Dec. 2020 That description includes massive amounts of invisible mass, known as dark matter, along with a peculiar repulsive force, called dark energy, perfusing all of space. Tom Siegfried, Scientific American, 21 Jan. 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Latin perfusus, past participle of perfundere to pour over, from per- through + fundere to pour — more at found
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
perfuse
transitive verb
per·fuse (ˌ)pər-ˈfyüz
perfused; perfusing
1
: suffuse
the skin was perfused by blood
2
a
: to cause to flow or spread : diffuse
b
: to force a fluid through (an organ or tissue) especially by way of the blood vessels
perfuse a liver with salt solution