hemoperfusion

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noun

A procedure in which drugs or toxins are removed from a patient's blood by passing it through a column of charcoal or other adsorbent material

OriginEnglish perfusion ← Middle French perfusion ← Latin perfūsiō →
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Meanings

nounhemoperfusion (countable and uncountable, plural hemoperfusions)

plural hemoperfusions

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA procedure in which drugs or toxins are removed from a patient's blood by passing it through a column of charcoal or other adsorbent material

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekαἷμᾰ (haîmă)
  2. Ancient Greekαἱμο- (haimo-)
  3. Englishhaemo-
  4. Englishhemo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  6. Proto-Italic*peri-
  7. Latinper-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰewd-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰunédti
  11. Proto-Italic*hundō
  12. Latinfundō
  13. Latinperfundō
  14. Latinperfūsiō
  15. Middle Frenchperfusion
  16. Englishperfusion
  17. Englishhemoperfusion

From hemo- + perfusion.

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Translations

Greek αιμοδιήθηση
  • αιμοδιήθηση (aimodiíthisi)procedure in which drugs or toxins are removed from a patient's blood
Portuguese hemoperfusão
  • hemoperfusãoprocedure in which drugs or toxins are removed from a patient's blood
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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