perfuse
verb
per·fuse
(ˌ)pər-ˈfyüz 
perfused; perfusing
1
: suffuse
2
a
: to cause to flow or spread : diffuse
b
: to force a fluid through (an organ or tissue) especially by way of the blood vessels
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Evidence suggests the virus also has a particularly unique ability to infect the cerebral arteries that supply and perfuse the brain, driving a chronic inflammatory response which causes the narrowing of these blood vessels.
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David Cox,
Wired News,
13 Mar. 2026
All major organs appear very healthy and well-perfused.
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Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Dec. 2025
All major organs appear very healthy and well-perfused.
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Cnn.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
1 Dec. 2025
But new therapies, such as perfusing donor organs, are changing the equation and increasing the supply.
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David A. Brenner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
Higher VO2max values indicate better CRF, reflecting the body’s ability to use oxygen efficiently – that is, take it from the air, perfuse it into the bloodstream and deliver it to the tissues – during exercise.
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New Atlas,
21 July 2025
Devices for perfusing hearts and livers were approved in late 2021.
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Ted Alcorn,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2024
Activities for people with dementia are usually perfused with nostalgia, turning away from the difficult present to relive what remains of the past.
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Kat McGowan,
WIRED,
4 Jan. 2024
Recent research suggests that mycorrhizal networks also perfuse prairies, grasslands, chaparral and Arctic tundra — essentially everywhere there is life on land.
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Julia Skinner,
Longreads,
16 July 2022
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David Cox,
Wired News,
13 Mar. 2026
All major organs appear very healthy and well-perfused.
—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Dec. 2025
All major organs appear very healthy and well-perfused.
—
Cnn.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
1 Dec. 2025
But new therapies, such as perfusing donor organs, are changing the equation and increasing the supply.
—
David A. Brenner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
Higher VO2max values indicate better CRF, reflecting the body’s ability to use oxygen efficiently – that is, take it from the air, perfuse it into the bloodstream and deliver it to the tissues – during exercise.
—
New Atlas,
21 July 2025
Devices for perfusing hearts and livers were approved in late 2021.
—
Ted Alcorn,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2024
Activities for people with dementia are usually perfused with nostalgia, turning away from the difficult present to relive what remains of the past.
—
Kat McGowan,
WIRED,
4 Jan. 2024
Recent research suggests that mycorrhizal networks also perfuse prairies, grasslands, chaparral and Arctic tundra — essentially everywhere there is life on land.
—
Julia Skinner,
Longreads,
16 July 2022
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“Perfuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfuse. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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perfuse
transitive verb
per·fuse
(ˌ)pər-ˈfyüz
perfused; perfusing
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