cardioperfusion

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noun

perfusion of the heart

OriginEnglish perfusion ← Middle French perfusion ← Latin perfūsiō →
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Meanings

nouncardioperfusion (countable and uncountable, plural cardioperfusions)

plural cardioperfusions

  1. countableuncountablemedicineperfusion of the heart

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱerd-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱḗr
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥díyeh₂
  4. Proto-Hellenic*kərdíyā
  5. Ancient Greekκαρδία (kardía)
  6. Englishcardio-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  8. Proto-Italic*peri-
  9. Latinper-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰewd-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰunédti
  13. Proto-Italic*hundō
  14. Latinfundō
  15. Latinperfundō
  16. Latinperfūsiō
  17. Middle Frenchperfusion
  18. Englishperfusion
  19. Englishcardioperfusion

From cardio- + perfusion.

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APA

cardioperfusion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cardioperfusion

MLA

“cardioperfusion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cardioperfusion. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cardioperfusion,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cardioperfusion.

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