Meanings
noununderperfusion (uncountable)
- uncountableinadequate perfusion
IPD culminates in uteroplacental underperfusion, a phenomenon mediated by many biochemical angiogenic factors and autoimmune response regulators that are associated with its pathophysiology.
2016 February 6, “The Burden of Provider-Initiated Preterm Birth and Associated Factors: Evidence from the Brazilian Multicenter Study on Preterm Birth (EMIP)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
- Proto-Germanic*under
- Proto-West Germanic*undar
- Old Englishunder-
- Middle Englishunder-
- Englishunder-
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Italic*peri-
- Latinper-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰewd-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰunédti
- Proto-Italic*hundō
- Latinfundō
- Latinperfundō
- Latinperfūsiō
- Middle Frenchperfusion
- Englishperfusion
- Englishunderperfusion
Cite this entry
APA
underperfusion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underperfusion
MLA
“underperfusion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underperfusion. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underperfusion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underperfusion.
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