superperfusion

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A form of superfusion — 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

nounsuperperfusion (plural superperfusions)

plural superperfusions

  1. alternativeAlternative form of superfusion.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  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. Englishsuperperfusion

From super- + perfusion.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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