PERFUSE
Dictionary entry overview: What does perfuse mean?
• PERFUSE (verb)
The verb PERFUSE has 2 senses:
1. force a fluid through (a body part or tissue)
2. cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across
Familiarity information: PERFUSE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PERFUSE (verb)
Meaning:
Force a fluid through (a body part or tissue)
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
perfuse a liver with a salt solution
Hypernyms (to "perfuse" is one way to...):
flush (cause to flow or flood with or as if with water)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
suffuse; perfuse
Context example:
The sky was suffused with a warm pink color
Hypernyms (to "perfuse" is one way to...):
flush (cause to flow or flood with or as if with water)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP