blood transfusion

noun

: a medical treatment in which someone's blood is put into the body of another person

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The GoFundMe, which was established to pay for the child’s medical costs, earlier noted that Claudia lost a lot of blood and underwent a blood transfusion. David Chiu, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025 More than half of patients, whose average age was between 60 and 64, also needed a blood transfusion. Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 20 Aug. 2025 White, a teenager, became an AIDS activist after contracting HIV from a blood transfusion for hemophilia. Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 18 Aug. 2025 Thankfully, a blood transfusion performed by one of his nurses, Sandy, prevented the worst. Shania Russell, EW.com, 10 Aug. 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 11 Sep. 2025.

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