backpriming

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noun

The addition of a secondary infusion to a patient by priming it with fluid from the first.

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Meanings

nounbackpriming (plural backprimings)

plural backprimings

  1. medicineThe addition of a secondary infusion to a patient by priming it with fluid from the first.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of backprime

Origin

From back- + priming.

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APA

backpriming. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backpriming

MLA

“backpriming.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backpriming. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backpriming,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backpriming.

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