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P0190300 (pər-fyo͞o′zhən)n.1. The act or an instance of perfusing.2. The injection of fluid into a blood vessel in order to reach an organ or tissues, usually to supply nutrients and oxygen.

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perfusion - pumping a liquid into an organ or tissue (especially by way of blood vessels)intromission, insertion, introduction - the act of putting one thing into another

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[pər′fyü·zhən] (physiology) The pumping of a fluid through a tissue or organ by way of an artery.

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a method of passing physiological solutions, blood, blood substitutes, or other fluids through the blood vessels of an organ, a part of the body, or the entire body. Perfusion may be performed on organs completely removed from the body or on organs within the body but isolated from the general vascular system. Widely used in experimental physiology, it permits preservation of the vital activities of organs for a certain period, enabling the study of organ functions and of the effect of hormones, mediators, enzymes, and medicinal substances on physiological systems and the entire body. The method is used in various branches of surgery, including transplantation of organs and tissues. Perfusion of the entire body is used, for example, during heart surgery.

The term “perfusion” also designates the supplying of blood to organs of the body under natural conditions (for example, perfusion of the kidneys, brain, or other organs), which is determined by the state of cardiac activity and local vascular tonus.

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[per-fu´zhun] 1. the act of pouring through or over; especially the passage of a fluid through the vessels of a specific organ.2. a liquid poured through or over an organ or tissue.tissue perfusion the circulation of blood through the vascular bed of tissue.ineffective tissue perfusion (specify type) (renal, cerebral, cardiopulmonary, gastrointestinal, peripheral) a nursing diagnosis accepted by the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association, defined as a state in which an individual has a decrease in oxygen resulting in failure to nourish the tissues at the capillary level.

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(per-fyū'zhŭn), 1. The act of perfusing. 2. The flow of blood or other perfusate per unit volume of tissue, as in ventilation:perfusion ratio.

perfusion

(pər-fyo͞o′zhən)n.1. The act or an instance of perfusing.2. The injection of fluid into a blood vessel in order to reach an organ or tissues, usually to supply nutrients and oxygen.

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Bathing an organ or tissue with a fluid. See Arterial perfusion, Hyperthermic perfusion, Isolated hepatic perfusion, Limb perfusion, Myocardial perfusion Oncology A technique used for a melanoma of an arm or leg; circulation to and from the limb is stopped with a tourniquet; chemotherapy is put directly into the circulation to ↑ regional drug dose Transplantation The intravascular irrigation of an isolated organ with blood, plasma or physiologic substance, to either studying its metabolism or physiology under 'normal' conditions or for maintaining the organ as 'fresh' as possible, while transporting donated organs to recipients. See Slush preparation.

per·fu·sion

(pĕr-fyū'zhŭn) 1. The act of perfusing. 2. The flow of blood or other perfusate per unit volume of tissue, as in ventilation:perfusion ratio.

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1. The passage of blood or other fluids through the body. 2. The effectiveness with which a part, such as the brain, is supplied with blood.

perfusion

the passage of a liquid through an organ or tissue.

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The passage of fluid (such as blood) through a specific organ or area of the body (such as the heart).Mentioned in: Shock, Thallium Heart Scan

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(pĕr-fyū'zhŭn) Flow of blood or other perfusate per unit volume of tissue.

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noun pumping a liquid into an organ or tissue (especially by way of blood vessels)

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