transfusion

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /tɹænzˈfjuʒən/ See IPA manual

Freq #16505

Meanings

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noun
The process of putting blood from one person into the body of another, usually during medical treatment.

The accident victim needed a blood transfusion to survive.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the process of putting... blood transfusion

Word family

Forms transfusions

Derived forms autotransfusionhaemotransfusionhemotransfusionhypertransfusionintertransfusionmicrotransfusionmistransfusionmyelotransfusionposttransfusionpretransfusionretransfusiontransfusional

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Phrases (1)

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blood transfusion
the transfer of donated blood or blood components into a person's circulation

Noun + noun

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin transfūsiō.

transfūsiō Latin

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# transfusion

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /tɹænzˈfjuʒən/
**Frequency rank:** 16505

## Meanings
1. The process of putting blood from one person into the body of another, usually during medical treatment.

## Examples
- The accident victim needed a blood transfusion to survive.

## Derived Forms
- autotransfusion
- haemotransfusion
- hemotransfusion
- hypertransfusion
- intertransfusion
- microtransfusion
- mistransfusion
- myelotransfusion
- posttransfusion
- pretransfusion
- retransfusion
- transfusional

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: transfūsiō

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin transfūsiō.

## AI Etymology
Transfusion is borrowed from Latin transfūsiō. The historical line also includes Latin transfūsiō. In present-day use, it can mean the process of putting blood from one person into the body of another, usually during medical treatment. Derived formations include autotransfusion, haemotransfusion, hemotransfusion, hypertransfusion, intertransfusion, microtransfusion, mistransfusion, myelotransfusion.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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