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perfusate

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The fluid used in perfusion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *ǵhew- Proto-Indo-European *ǵhewd- Proto-Indo-European *-né-? Proto-Indo-European *ǵhunédti ~ ǵhundénti Proto-Italic *hundō Latin fundō Latin perfundō Latin perfūsusder. English perfuse English -ate English perfusate From perfuse + -ate (noun-forming suffix).