reperfusion

noun

re·​per·​fu·​sion ˌrē-pər-ˈfyü-zhən 

: restoration of the flow of blood to a previously ischemic tissue or organ

Examples of reperfusion in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Pan said the team’s long-term goal is to find a safe and convenient way to apply zinc directly to muscle tissue, protecting it from ischemia-reperfusion injury and encouraging regeneration. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2025

When cells have been deprived of oxygen for a while, suddenly connecting them to fresh blood can begin a cycle of stress and damage that kills them, a problem called ischemia-reperfusion injury. — Esther Landhuis, Popular Mechanics, 12 Dec. 2022

The guidance also suggests using remote tele-stroke technology to obtain patient history and perform a neurological examination, post-reperfusion monitoring, if that's possible. — Fox News, 30 Apr. 2020

This enables the brain to recover after oxygen has been cut off, whereas remaining at normal body temperature results in what’s called reperfusion injury. — David Warmflash, Discover Magazine, 10 Aug. 2016

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reperfusion

• disillusion
• malocclusion
• allusion
• collusion
• conclusion
• confusion
• contusion
• delusion
• diffusion
• effusion
• exclusion
• extrusion

Medical Definition

reperfusion

noun

re·​per·​fu·​sion ˌrē-pər-ˈfyü-zhən 

: restoration of the flow of blood to a previously ischemic tissue or organ (as the heart or brain)

reperfusion following heart attack

reperfuse

-ˈfyüz 

transitive verb

reperfused; reperfusing