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infusion

in·fu·sion

UK/ɪnˈfjuːʒən/ US/ˌɪˈnfjuʒʌn/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)

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2.

the process of extracting certain active properties (as a drug from a plant) by steeping or soaking (usually in water)

3.

(medicine) the passive introduction of a substance (a fluid or drug or electrolyte) into a vein or between tissues (as by gravitational force)

4.

the act of infusing or introducing a certain modifying element or quality

  • “the team”

Origin

From Middle English infusioun, from Old French infusion, from Latin infusio, infusionem (“a pouring into, a wetting, a dyeing, a flow”), from infundo.

Phrases

  • propofol infusion syndrome

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