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

Revive’s cannabinoid pharmaceutical portfolio focuses on rare inflammatory diseases, specifically, and the company was granted FDA orphan drug status designation for the use of CBD to treat liver disease, as well as ischemia and reperfusion injury from organ transplantation. —Jackie Bryant, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2021

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

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

Without the reperfusion injury that ECMO can cause, survival rates could improve. —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

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

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