perfusion
French, noun\pɛʁ.fy.zjɔ̃\
perfusion is spelled P-E-R-F-U-S-I-O-N (9 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written French, the 24,512th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Perfusion is a French feminine noun meaning “perfusion, drip, intravenous injection” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Introduction lente et continue d’un médicament ou de sang dans un organisme”.
What does perfusion mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineperfusion, drip, intravenous injection
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Introduction lente et continue d’un médicament ou de sang dans un organisme. 2. Dispositif permettant la perfusion ; matériel de perfusion. 3. Processus qui alimente un organe en oxygène et nutriments nécessaires à son métabolisme, sa saine activité biochimique au sein de l'organisme. En particulier, alimentation d'un organe en sang.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of perfusion
- perfusions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce perfusion?
- \pɛʁ.fy.zjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to perfusion
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is perfusion in French?
perfusion appears 1.5 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).