From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtransfusiontrans‧fu‧sion /trænsˈfjuːʒən/ noun [countable, uncountable] 1 MHthe process of putting blood from one person’s body into the body of someone else as a medical treatment A blood transfusion saved his life.2 the process of giving something important or necessary, such as money, to a group or organization that needs ittransfusion of The mayor has promised a transfusion of $8 million in redevelopment funds.
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transfusion• The mayor has promised a transfusion of $8 million in redevelopment funds.• I was to have a blood transfusion before he could operate.• Janet's marrow sample was flown to Oslo and given to Mona in a blood transfusion.• Every 3 weeks her baby needs a blood transfusion.• Treatments, including dialysis and blood transfusion, failed, and Rash died of heart failure.• Thyroidectomy was performed without problem or need for blood transfusion.• Both groups received a similar volume of blood transfusion.• Over the next two weeks he made a slow clinical improvement and required blood transfusion and intravenous nutrition.• She received three blood transfusions before the bleeding stopped.• For those not requiring red cell transfusion there was no difference in packed cell volume between the groups at 1 month.blood transfusion• During an effort to overcome one of those problems - a heart defect - surgeons gave the boy a blood transfusion.• Janet's marrow sample was flown to Oslo and given to Mona in a blood transfusion.• Every 3 weeks her baby needs a blood transfusion.• Shortly afterwards Miss T. told the midwife that she did not want a blood transfusion.• Treatments, including dialysis and blood transfusion, failed, and Rash died of heart failure.• Both groups received a similar volume of blood transfusion.• Over the next two weeks he made a slow clinical improvement and required blood transfusion and intravenous nutrition.• The blood transfusion requirements were similar in both groups.Origin transfusion (1500-1600) Latin transfusio, from transfundere “to move by pouring”, from fundere “to pour”