transfusion

/træntsˈfjuʒən/

/trænzˈfjuʒɪn/

Other forms: transfusions

A transfusion is when doctors put blood into a patient's vein. An accident victim might need a transfusion if he's lost blood.

Besides accidents, there are other medical conditions that require blood transfusions, such as heart disease and some kinds of surgery. The blood a patient receives during a transfusion usually comes from donations given by healthy people. You can use the noun transfusion for any transfer of liquid, like the pouring of lemonade from a glass pitcher to a plastic one, though it's most often used to describe the medical procedure.

Definitions of transfusion

1. noun

   the introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or artery
   synonyms: blood transfusion

   types:

   exchange transfusion

   slow removal of a person's blood and its replacement with equal amounts of a donor's blood

   type of:

   insertion, introduction, intromission

   the act of putting one thing into another
2. noun

   the action of pouring a liquid from one vessel to another
   types:

   decantation

   the act of gently pouring off a clear liquor (as from its original bottle) without disturbing the lees

   type of:

   action

   something done (usually as opposed to something said)