noun
definition
The act of perfusing
definition
The introduction of a drug or nutrients through the bloodstream in order to reach an internal organ or tissues.
Examples of perfusion in a Sentence
Skin perfusion was measured at the volar surface of the forearm using the laser Doppler perfusion imager.
Twin-twin reverse arterial perfusion (TRAP) sequence occurs in about 1 percent of monochorionic twins.
In acute infection the ventilation defect may exceed the perfusion defect.
Generalized muscle perfusion remains above normal for up to 15 minutes after tourniquet deflation.
Diseased lungs may have marked mismatch between ventilation and perfusion.
Regional cerebral perfusion was also assessed using technetium-99m hexamethylpropylene amine oxime.
A common approach is to place a porous biomaterial scaffold, seeded with cells, in a flow perfusion bioreactor.
There are some reasons to suspect that it may be potentially harmful in other circumstances as it impairs splanchnic perfusion.