blood transfusion
noun
: a medical treatment in which someone's blood is put into the body of another person
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The patient needed a blood transfusion and other procedures to restore sufficient breathing.
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Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026
First responders in Cole County, which is just south of MU, have had a mobile blood transfusion program in place for years.
—Meg Cunningham, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
Bloodworth Thomason, whose mother had recently died after getting AIDS through a blood transfusion, earned an Emmy nomination for writing the episode.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 7 Feb. 2026
Jellison was in a traumatic accident as a child and said a blood transfusion saved his life.
—Logan Hall, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
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Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026
First responders in Cole County, which is just south of MU, have had a mobile blood transfusion program in place for years.
—Meg Cunningham, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
Bloodworth Thomason, whose mother had recently died after getting AIDS through a blood transfusion, earned an Emmy nomination for writing the episode.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 7 Feb. 2026
Jellison was in a traumatic accident as a child and said a blood transfusion saved his life.
—Logan Hall, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Blood transfusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood%20transfusion. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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