suffusion

noun

suf·fu·sion | \ sə-ˈfyü-zhən

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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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