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transfusion
[ trans-fyoo-zhuhn ]
noun
- the act or process of transfusing.
- Medicine/Medical. the direct transferring of blood, plasma, or the like into a blood vessel.
transfusion
/ ٰæԲˈːə /
noun
- the act or an instance of transfusing
- the injection of blood, blood plasma, etc, into the blood vessels of a patient
transfusion
/ ٰăԲ-ڲ̅̅′ə /
- The transfer of blood or a component of blood, such as red blood cells, plasma, or platelets, from one person to another to replace losses caused by injury, surgery, or disease. Donated blood products are tested for blood type and certain infectious diseases and stored in blood banks until they are used. The blood of the donor is shown to be histologically compatible, or crossmatched , with that of the recipient before transfusion.
- See more at Rh factorSee Note at blood type
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And then there were also the blood transfusions.
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Mudather died the next morning because the hospital's blood bank had been decimated by a long power outage and he could not get the transfusion he needed.
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The Australian Red Cross Blood Service who paid tribute to Harrison, said he had pledged to become a donor after receiving transfusions while undergoing a major chest surgery when he was 14.
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He was fighting to breathe and needed blood transfusions.
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He was still receiving high-flow oxygen therapy and had undergone blood transfusions.
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