French word

perfusion

Pronunciation

IPA/pɛʁfyzjɔ̃/

Meaning

  • feminine nounIV drip

Example

Il a besoin d'une perfusion.

He needs an IV drip.

Illustration for perfusion (IV drip)

More examples

On lui a posé une perfusion à l'hôpital.

He had an IV put in at the hospital.

Core concept

An IV bag slowly feeds fluid or medicine into a vein through a tube.

Similar words

injection: A procedure that quickly delivers medicine into the body with a needle or syringe.
seringue: A small device used to hold and inject liquid medicine.
cathéter: A thin tube inserted into a blood vessel to deliver medicine or fluids.
transfusion: A treatment that delivers blood or blood products into a patient's blood vessel.

Definition in French

Administration lente et contrôlée d'un liquide dans l'organisme, le plus souvent par voie intraveineuse, pour hydrater ou délivrer des médicaments.

Word origin

French perfusion comes from Latin perfusio, from perfundere, meaning to pour through, with per- meaning through and fundere meaning to pour.

Usage tips

  • Perfusion is feminine, so standard hospital phrases include une perfusion, poser une perfusion, and faire une perfusion.

Other meanings

  • perfusionnoun

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