overperfusion

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noun

Excessive perfusion

OriginEnglish perfusion ← Middle French perfusion ← Latin perfūsiō →
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Meanings

nounoverperfusion (uncountable)
  1. uncountableExcessive perfusion

    Another possibility is the accumulation of fluid associated with overperfusion to protect fetus neural structure development.

    2015 September 15, “Do the Levels of Maternal Plasma Trace Elements Affect Fetal Nuchal Translucency Thickness?”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  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. Englishoverperfusion

From over- + perfusion.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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