# perfusion

> English word · Noun · IPA /pəɹˈfjuʒən/ · frequency rank #43,308

## Definitions
1. The act of perfusing, the passage of fluid through the circulatory system.
2. The introduction of a drug or nutrients through the bloodstream in order to reach an internal organ or tissues.

## Etymology
From Middle French perfusion, from Latin perfūsiō (“the act of pouring over”).

## Easily confused with
- **persuasion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perfusion-vs-persuasion)
- **percussion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/percussion-vs-perfusion)

## Common misspellings (14)
`eprfusion`, `pefrusion`, `perffusion`, `perfsuion`, `perfuison`, `perfusino`, `perfusionn`, `perfusoin`, `perfussion`, `perfution`, `perrfusion`, `perufsion`, `pperfusion`, `prefusion`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/perfusion