Word Finder - infusion

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A product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities.

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An extract of rooibos and chamomile makes a refreshing infusion.

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The act of steeping or soaking a substance in liquid so as to extract medicinal or herbal qualities.

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The act of installing a quality into a person.

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The act of dipping into a fluid.

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(medicine) The administration of liquid substances directly into a vein for medical purposes; perfusion.

The infusion contains very little of the oil and is of very slight value.

Without this assumption of a continual infusion of mythological conceptions, we cannot understand the figure of Antichrist.

In Palestine, on the other hand, the downfall of the old monarchies and the infusion of new blood gave fresh life to the land.

After two or three days the infusion is strained and added to the remainder of the original distillate.

It may be administered by i.v. bolus or infusion.

Scheduling may involve varying the length of intravenous infusion.

Menu options include a choice of varying chocolate fondues, such as bananas foster white chocolate, flaming turtle milk chocolate and raspberry infusion dark chocolate.

Until the Revolution no duty was laid on tea other than that levied on the infusion as sold in the coffee-houses.

Throughout, Scotland remained substantially untouched by Roman influences, and its Celtic art, though perhaps influenced by Irish, remained free from Mediterranean infusion.

The spread of Islam introduced a very considerable Neo-Arabian infusion.

It can be used to maintain neuromuscular blockade using an infusion technique.

The method of administration can be either a continuous infusion or intermittent boluses.

To remedy dandruff try rubbing lemon juice or a strong infusion of sage or rosemary into the scalp and roots.

An infusion of Ginger makes an effective gargle for sore throats, and the spice is a favorite in many seasonal drinks and recipes.

Make into an infusion, allow to cool and use as a throat gargle.

On the menu might be anything from stuffed guinea fowl to seared sea bass with aubergine and basil infusion.

These drugs were administered by intraarterial one-shot infusion twice every three weeks.

No severe reactions have been reported with subcutaneous infusion.

In women with continuous epidural infusion, 41% did not need a top up.

The time required to make a herbal infusion depends on the hardness of the particular herb.

No other solutions for i.v. infusion should be used.

Awake craniotomy with propofol infusion has become increasingly popular for the optimal excision of brain tumors located in eloquent areas.

Dried, then brewed with water; for instance, oatstraw infusion.

Women randomized to active management commenced an oxytocin infusion within 20minutes of randomisation.

The only side effect of treatment has been transient flushing during the bolus infusion.

Stinging nettle infusion replaces the nutrients and proteins that Kundalini uses up.

Donor lymphocyte infusion induced GVHD in nine of 23 patients.

It may be administered orally, intramuscularly, or by an intravenous bolus injection or infusion.

Get ready to treat your hands to a rich infusion of Thai Kaffir lime leaves.

However, despite rotating infusion sites, some sites felt slightly lumpy beneath the skin, and became less and less reliable.

An infusion of crushed cloves makes a soothing mouthwash.

This creamy infusion is deliciously scented with Amazonian maracuja passionflower to transform your bathing experience into an exotic sensory adventure.

The lines should be in large veins, as many AEDs cause phlebitis and thrombosis at the site of infusion.

Staff were also advised to use ready to use infusion of potassium chloride where ever possible rather than using potassium chloride concentrate ampoules.

Add the 15 ml concentrate for solution for infusion to 100 ml sodium chloride 9 mg/ml (0.9 %) solution for injection.

An infusion taken two to three times daily is a digestive tonic or can be used externally to wash wounds.

The infusion rate should be adjusted to maintain twitch response at 10% of control twitch height.

An infusion of petals applied to the skin is said to reduce wrinkles.

This Sanskrit element forms such an integral part of the Malay vocabulary that in spite of the subsequent infusion of Arabic and Persian words adopted in the usual course of Mahommedan conquest it has retained its ancient citizenship in the language.

Of all the Somali the Rahanwin betray the largest infusion of negroid blood.

Commercially pure tin is used for making such apparatus as evaporating basins, infusion pots, stills, &c. It is also employed for making two varieties of tin-foil - one for the silvering of mirrors (see Mirror), the other for wrapping up chocolate, toilet soap, tobacco, &c. The mirror foil must contain some copper to prevent it from being too readily amalgamated by the mercury.

The infusion is useful as a bitter tonic - a group of substances of which calumba is the type - and is also a very efficient anthelmintic for the threadworm (Oxyuris vermicularis).

An artificial aroma is sometimes given to tobaccos, especially for the " fillers " of cigars, by saucing or treating the leaves with a solution containing an infusion of fine quality tobacco stems, rum, sour wine and various flavouring materials such as oil of aniseed, tincture of valerian, powdered cloves, cinnamon and liquorice.

Transfusion of blood directly from the vein of a healthy person to the blood-vessels of the patient, and infusion of saline solution into a vein, may be practised (see Shock).

The original inhabitants of Ariana were no doubt of the Aryan family, and immediately cognate with the Persian race, but they were probably intermixed at a very early period with the Sacae and Massagetae, who seem to have held the mountains from Kabul to Herat from the first dawn of history, and to whom must be ascribed - rather than to an infusion of Turco-Tartaric blood introduced by the armies of Jenghiz and Timur - the peculiar broad features and flattish countenance which distinguish the inhabitants of Herat, Seistan and the eastern provinces of Persia from their countrymen farther to the west.

The demand for such, as a general rule, lies principally in lower latitudes, while the farther north the consumer lives he seems to require more of the black or fermented tea of India, Ceylon or China, with the dark, thick, heavy liquor its infusion produces.

The Guinea lop-eared breed, it may be mentioned, is believed to inherit its drooping ears and throat wattles from an infusion of the blood of the Roman-nosed hornless Theban goat (see Goat).

Administration should always be followed by a normal saline infusion to flush the vein.

An infusion of the plant was used both locally as a wash and internally as a remedy for scrofulous ulcers.

The organization may have been in desperate need of a vehicle to help them in their charitable work, or they could need to sell the automobile to provide a quick infusion of funds.