perfuse
Flow through tissue
Perfuse means to spread or flow through something, particularly in medical contexts where it describes blood or other fluid passing through tissue or an organ: The heart muscle wasn't adequately perfused.
In laboratory settings, to perfuse is to force fluid through tissue, often to preserve specimens or deliver drugs.
The noun perfusion appears in medical terms like cardiopulmonary perfusion.
Enter or pass through
- seepFlow slowly through
- spreadTo distribute widely
- pervadeSpread throughout completely
- saturateSoak to full capacity
imbue · soak · filter · osmose · infiltrate · percolate · transude · distribute
Body's oxygen carrier
- bloodstreamFlow through vessels
- oxygenateInfuse with breathable element
- arteriesTubes carrying oxygenated blood
- veinsBlood-return tubes
capillaries · cardiovascular · vessels · vasculature · flow · heart · pump · plasma
Supply land with water
- hydrateInfuse with water
- supplyFurnish or stock
- sustainKeep something going continuously
- feedSupply with sustenance
nutrients · enrich · replenish · revitalize · fortify · support · maintain · provision
Into the vein
- catheterizeInsert urinary drainage tube
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- organBody's working component
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
resuscitate · ischemia · stent · graft · shunt · cannula · saline · solution
penetrate
Enter or pass through
saturate · imbue · soak · filter · osmose · infiltrate · percolate · transude · distribute · disperse
blood
Body's oxygen carrier
- bloodstreamFlow through vessels
- oxygenateInfuse with breathable element
- arteriesTubes carrying oxygenated blood
veins · capillaries · cardiovascular · vessels · vasculature · flow · heart · pump · plasma · endothelium
irrigate
Supply land with water
feed · nutrients · enrich · replenish · revitalize · fortify · support · maintain · provision · nurture
intravenous
Into the vein
- catheterizeInsert urinary drainage tube
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- organBody's working component
transplant · resuscitate · ischemia · stent · graft · shunt · cannula · saline · solution · preserve