blood transfusion
noun
: a medical treatment in which someone's blood is put into the body of another person
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The program’s initiatives include providing prenatal iron supplements to reduce pregnant women’s risk of needing a blood transfusion after delivery.
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Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Nov. 2025
She was rushed into an emergency blood transfusion, her only chance at survival.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
But investigators learned the mom underwent oral surgery and had a blood transfusion, which deputies said contradicted the couple’s assertion that seeking medical care went against their beliefs, according to the affidavit.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Chagas can be spread through blood transfusion, organ transplants, consuming uncooked food contaminated with feces from infected bugs, accidental exposure in a lab and from pregnant women to their babies.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
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Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Nov. 2025
She was rushed into an emergency blood transfusion, her only chance at survival.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
But investigators learned the mom underwent oral surgery and had a blood transfusion, which deputies said contradicted the couple’s assertion that seeking medical care went against their beliefs, according to the affidavit.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Chagas can be spread through blood transfusion, organ transplants, consuming uncooked food contaminated with feces from infected bugs, accidental exposure in a lab and from pregnant women to their babies.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for blood transfusion
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“Blood transfusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood%20transfusion. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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