superfusion

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noun

The continuous flowing of a sustaining fluid over the outside of an isolated organ

OriginEnglish perfusion ← Middle French perfusion ← Latin perfūsiō →
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Meanings

nounsuperfusion (countable and uncountable, plural superfusions)

plural superfusions

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe continuous flowing of a sustaining fluid over the outside of an isolated organ

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Latinperfūsiō
  8. Middle Frenchperfusion
  9. Englishperfusion
  10. Englishsuperfusion

From super- + perfusion.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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