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suffusion

noun suf·fu·sion \ sə-ˈfyü-zhən \

medical Definition of suffusion

1 : the act or process of suffusing or state of being suffused with something; specifically : the spreading of a fluid of the body into the surrounding tissues
  • a suffusion of blood
2 : a coloring spread over a surface (as the face)

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