perfused

Fluid passed through

Perfused is the past tense and past participle of perfuse, meaning to spread or flow through something, especially in medical contexts where fluid is passed through tissue or an organ.

A perfused kidney has had blood or a preservative solution pumped through its vessels: The organ was perfused with a cold saline solution before transplant.

In research settings, perfused tissue remains viable for study.

saturated

drenched

Thoroughly wet throughout

impregnated · waterlogged · sodden · saturated · suffused · flooded · inundated · engorged · permeated · infused

diffused

spread

To distribute widely

distributed · permeated · suffused · radiated · extended · scattered · propagated · penetrated · filtered · flowed

medical

bloodflow

Vascular fluid movement

circulation · capillary · venous · arterial · vasodilation · ischemia · catheter · angiography · plasma · cardiopulmonary

enriched

fortified

Made more resistant

vitalized · invigorated · replenished · infused · charged · supplied · fed · enriched · revitalized · energized

Opposites
fluid flow/circulation status

perfusedischemic

Insufficient blood to tissue

drained · exsanguinated · avascular · occluded · starved

saturation/permeation state

perfuseddrained

Emptied of resources

emptied · depleted · exsanguinated · dried · dessicated

tissue viability/oxygenation

perfusedischemic

Insufficient blood to tissue

hypoxic · anoxic · infarcted · necrotic · gangrenous

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perfusion, perfuse, perfusions

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