chemoperfusate

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noun

The material used during chemoperfusion

OriginEnglish perfusate ← Latin perfūsus ← Proto-Italic *hundō →
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Meanings

nounchemoperfusate (plural chemoperfusates)

plural chemoperfusates

  1. The material used during chemoperfusion

    After CRS, but prior to intestinal anastomosis or repair of seromuscular tears, HIPEC was performed by installation of a heated chemoperfusate into the abdomen using the coliseum technique.

    2015 June 26, Yeqian Huang et al., “Effects of sex hormones on survival of peritoneal mesothelioma”, in World Journal of Surgical Oncology, volume 13, →DOI

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
  2. Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
  3. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
  4. Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
  5. Medieval Latinalchēmia
  6. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
  7. New Latinchēmīa
  8. Englishchemo-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  10. Proto-Italic*peri-
  11. Latinper-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰewd-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰunédti
  15. Proto-Italic*hundō
  16. Latinfundō
  17. Latinperfundō
  18. Latinperfūsus
  19. Englishperfuse
  20. Englishperfusate
  21. Englishchemoperfusate

From chemo- + perfusate.

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APA

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

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Chicago

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