Where does “perfusion” come from?
Perfusion comes from Middle French perfusion, derived from Latin perfusio, meaning the act of pouring over or through.
perfusion (English): The act of perfusing; The introduction of a drug...
Definitions
- The act of perfusing; The introduction of a drug...
Ancestry of “perfusion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | perfusion | — |
| 2 | Latin | perfusio | the act of pouring over |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “perfusion”
- reperfusion
- hypoperfusion
- hyperperfusion
- hemoperfusion
- perfusionist
- nonperfusion
- malperfusion
- underperfusion
- superfusion
- microperfusion
- postperfusion
- chemoperfusion
- overperfusion
- retroperfusion
- perfusional
- postreperfusion
- autoperfusion
- cardioperfusion
- cerebroperfusion
- hyperfusion
- neoperfusion
- preperfusion
- superperfusion
- xenoperfusion