transfusion

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US/tɹænzˈfjuʒən/

noun

The transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another.

Similar
blood transfusiondecanting
OriginLatin transfūsiō ← Proto-Italic *trāns ← Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts →
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Meanings

nountransfusion (countable and uncountable, plural transfusions)

plural transfusions

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another.

    Synonyms: blood transfusion

  2. countableuncountableThe act of pouring liquid from one vessel to another.

    Synonyms: decanting

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another.

Similar
blood transfusion

nounThe act of pouring liquid from one vessel to another.

Similar
decanting

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or artery

Similar
blood transfusion
Broader
insertionintroductionintromission
Also see
blood transfusion

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
  3. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
  4. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
  5. Proto-Italic*trāns
  6. Latintrans
  7. Latinfundō
  8. Latintrānsfundō
  9. Latintransfūsiō
  10. Englishtransfusion

Borrowed from Latin transfūsiō.

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Translations

Arabic نَقْل اَلدَّم, إِصْفَاق
  • نَقْل اَلدَّم (naql ad-dam)medicine: the transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another
  • إِصْفَاق (ʔiṣfāq)medicine: the transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another
Catalan transfusió
  • transfusiómedicine: the transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another
Chinese Mandarin 輸血 /输血
  • 輸血 /输血 (shūxuè or shūxiě)medicine: the transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another
Czech transfuze, přelití
  • transfuzemedicine: the transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another
  • přelitíthe act of pouring liquid from one vessel to another
  • přeléváníthe act of pouring liquid from one vessel to another
Danish transfusion
  • transfusionmedicine: the transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another
Dutch transfusie
  • transfusiemedicine: the transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another
Esperanto transfuzo
  • transfuzomedicine: the transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another
Finnish verensiirto
  • verensiirtomedicine: the transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another
German Transfusion, Bluttransfusion
  • Transfusionmedicine: the transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another
  • Bluttransfusionmedicine: the transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another
  • Umfüllenthe act of pouring liquid from one vessel to another
  • Umschüttenthe act of pouring liquid from one vessel to another
  • Umfüllungthe act of pouring liquid from one vessel to another
Greek μετάγγιση, μετάγγιση
  • μετάγγιση (metángisi)medicine: the transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another
  • μετάγγιση (metángisi)the act of pouring liquid from one vessel to another
  • μετακένωση (metakénosi)the act of pouring liquid from one vessel to another
Hungarian vérátömlesztés, transzfúzió
  • vérátömlesztésmedicine: the transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another
  • transzfúziómedicine: the transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another
Japanese 輸血
  • 輸血 (yuketsu)medicine: the transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another
Malay pemindahan darah, transfusi
  • pemindahan darahmedicine: the transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another
  • transfusimedicine: the transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another
Persian انتقال خون
  • انتقال خون (enteqâl-e xôn)medicine: the transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another
Polish transfuzja
  • transfuzjamedicine: the transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another
Romanian transfuzie de sânge, transfuzie
  • transfuzie de sângemedicine: the transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another
  • transfuziemedicine: the transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another
  • transvazarethe act of pouring liquid from one vessel to another
Russian перелива́ние, трансфу́зия
  • перелива́ние (perelivánije)medicine: the transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another
  • трансфу́зия (transfúzija)medicine: the transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another
  • перелива́ние (perelivánije)the act of pouring liquid from one vessel to another
Spanish transfusión
  • transfusiónmedicine: the transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another
Ukrainian перелива́ння, трансфу́зія
  • перелива́ння (perelyvánnja)medicine: the transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another
  • трансфу́зія (transfúzija)medicine: the transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another
  • перелива́ння (perelyvánnja)the act of pouring liquid from one vessel to another

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with transfusion

conclusionfusioninclusionconfusionexclusiondiffusionintrusionillusioninfusionextrusiondelusionocclusionBelarusianseclusioneffusionallusionprofusionprotrusiondisillusionmalocclusionpreclusioncontusionVenusianabusion
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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