perfuse

1 force a fluid through (a body part or tissue); "perfuse a liver with a salt solution"

2 cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across; "The sky was suffused with a warm pink color" [syn: suffuse]

English

Verb

1. To permeate or suffuse something, either with a liquid or with light
2. To force a fluid to flow over or through something, especially through an organ of the body

Related terms

• perfusion

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