Transfusion Meaning
/tɹænzˈfjuʒən/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another.
nounThe act of pouring liquid from one vessel to another.
Sentence Examples
A blood transfusion is necessary.
Check the suitability of the blood for transfusion.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The patient needed a blood ____ after losing too much blood in the accident.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The patient needed an urgent blood ____ after losing a large amount of blood during his recent major surgery today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Latin trans Latin fundō Latin trānsfundō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin transfūsiōbor. English transfusion Borrowed from Latin transfūsiō.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The patient needed a blood ____ after losing too much blood in the accident.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The patient needed an urgent blood ____ after losing a large amount of blood during his recent major surgery today.