transfuse
verb
trans·fuse
tran(t)s-ˈfyüz 
transfused; transfusing
1
a
: to transfer (fluid, such as blood) into a vein or an artery of a person or animal
b
: to subject (a patient) to transfusion
Synonyms
Examples of transfuse in a Sentence
The hospital staff transfuses more than 8,000 units of blood annually.
a teacher who is able to transfuse his enthusiasm and passion for history to his students
Recent Examples on the Web
In November 2022, for instance, researchers in the U.K. successfully transfused about one or two teaspoons of manufactured blood into people as part of a clinical trial.
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Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2024
Between 1873 and 1880, the daring idea of transfusing milk into the body as a substitute for blood was being tested across the United States.
—Byandrew Zaleski, science.org, 3 July 2024
Foran said her group has shortages of B-negative and O-negative, which is known as the universal blood type and the most commonly transfused when a patient's blood type is unknown.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2024
The researchers took white blood cells from two girls with the disease, gave their cells the gene for making the missing enzyme, grew them to huge numbers, and transfused them back into the girls.
—Christopher Wills, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2024
Between 1873 and 1880, the daring idea of transfusing milk into the body as a substitute for blood was being tested across the United States.
—Byandrew Zaleski, science.org, 3 July 2024
Foran said her group has shortages of B-negative and O-negative, which is known as the universal blood type and the most commonly transfused when a patient's blood type is unknown.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2024
The researchers took white blood cells from two girls with the disease, gave their cells the gene for making the missing enzyme, grew them to huge numbers, and transfused them back into the girls.
—Christopher Wills, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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transfuse
verb
trans·fuse
tran(t)s-ˈfyüz
transfused; transfusing
1
a
: to cause to pass from one to another
b
: to spread through or be filled with
a room transfused with light
2
: to transfer (as blood) into a blood vessel of a person or animal
Medical Definition
transfuse
transitive verb
trans·fuse
tran(t)s-ˈfyüz
transfused; transfusing
1
: to transfer (as blood) into a vein or artery of a human being or an animal
2
: to subject (a patient) to transfusion
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