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General Medical Terms

perfusion

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1 Definition of perfusion

Meaning of perfusion: Bathing an organ or tissue with a fluid.

Bathing an organ or tissue with a fluid. In regional perfusion, a specific area of the body (usually an arm or a leg) receives high doses of anticancer drugs through a blood vessel. Such a procedure is performed to treat cancer that has not spread.

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