blood transfusion
noun
: a medical treatment in which someone's blood is put into the body of another person
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Pettini said this idea of this type of blood transfusion in the field was done in the military during the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts.
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Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2026
Following the birth and a 17-pint blood transfusion, her uterus had been removed.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Schlossberg underwent chemotherapy and received a blood transfusion from her sister, Rose.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2025
Buskmiller and the team would need to do a fetal blood transfusion.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 23 Dec. 2025
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Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2026
Following the birth and a 17-pint blood transfusion, her uterus had been removed.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Schlossberg underwent chemotherapy and received a blood transfusion from her sister, Rose.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2025
Buskmiller and the team would need to do a fetal blood transfusion.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 23 Dec. 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 Jan. 2026.
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