Transfuse

Part of speech: verb

Pronunciation: /tɹænsˈfjuːz/

Definitions

1. To transfer blood or another fluid directly into a person's bloodstream through a vein
2. To introduce blood or a similar liquid into the circulatory system, usually for medical treatment
3. To move fluids like blood into a vein to supplement or replace lost components

Etymology: "Transfuse" is built from Latin "trans-" ("across, through") and "fusus," the past participle of "fundere" ("to pour, to melt"). The literal image is pouring something from one vessel across into another, which is exactly what a blood transfusion does, though the word's earliest uses were not medical. For centuries it meant pouring a liquid from one container into another, and it later extended to figurative senses such as transferring qualities, feelings or ideas from one person or thing to another. The medical sense came later, as blood transfusion became a practice in its own right, and the verb was applied to moving blood from a donor into a patient. The same root gives English "fuse," "fusion" and "effusion," all tied to the idea of pouring or melting things together.

Synonyms: administer, inject, infuse, introduce, instill

Antonyms: remove, extract, deplete, withdraw, discharge