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Perfusion

perfusion

1. (Science: physiology) The act of pouring over or through, especially the passage of a fluid through the vessels of a specific organ.

2. A liquid poured over or through an organ or tissue. Pumping a liquid into an organ or tissue (especially by way of blood vessels).The movement of water through biological matter.


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