transfuse

verb

trans·​fuse tran(t)s-ˈfyüz How to pronounce transfuse (audio)
transfused; transfusing

transitive verb

1
a
: to transfer (fluid, such as blood) into a vein or an artery of a person or animal
b
: to subject (a patient) to transfusion
2
a
: to cause to pass from one to another : transmit
b
: to diffuse into or through : permeate
sunlight transfuses the bay
transfusible adjective
or transfusable

Examples of transfuse in a Sentence

The hospital staff transfuses more than 8,000 units of blood annually. a teacher who is able to transfuse his enthusiasm and passion for history to his students
Recent Examples on the Web Foran said her group has shortages of B-negative and O-negative, which is known as the universal blood type and the most commonly transfused when a patient's blood type is unknown. Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2024 The researchers took white blood cells from two girls with the disease, gave their cells the gene for making the missing enzyme, grew them to huge numbers, and transfused them back into the girls. Christopher Wills, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019 The stations extracted valuable plasma from the farmers’ blood and pooled the leftover blood, which was then transfused back into villagers in need of the procedure. Chris Buckley, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2023 French doctor Jean-Baptiste Denys started transfusing sheep blood into humans in the late 1600s — and while a few recipients survived, many others died. Elizabeth Svoboda, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2023 There are nearly 11 million blood donors and more than 14 million units of blood transfused in the U.S. annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Teddy Grant, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2023 Working with Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego, Kaiser Permanente hospitals in San Diego and Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, the blood banks seek to raise an additional $4 million to further scale up the precision blood program toward changing the standard of care for the chronically transfused. Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2023 Having the immune system attack transfused blood can cause deadly complications for recipients. Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2023 The center does not transfuse blood to patients. Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2022

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin transfusus, past participle of transfundere, from trans- + fundere to pour — more at found

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Time Traveler
The first known use of transfuse was in the 15th century

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Cite this Entry

“Transfuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transfuse. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

transfuse

verb
trans·​fuse tran(t)s-ˈfyüz How to pronounce transfuse (audio)
transfused; transfusing
1
a
: to cause to pass from one to another
b
: to spread through or be filled with
a room transfused with light
2
: to transfer (as blood) into a blood vessel of a person or animal

Medical Definition

transfuse

transitive verb
trans·​fuse tran(t)s-ˈfyüz How to pronounce transfuse (audio)
transfused; transfusing
1
: to transfer (as blood) into a vein or artery of a human being or an animal
2
: to subject (a patient) to transfusion
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