perfusions
Tissue blood flows
Perfusions is the plural of perfusion, the passage of fluid through tissue or an organ.
In medicine, perfusion refers to blood flow delivering oxygen and nutrients: The heart attack caused poor perfusion to the surrounding muscle.
Medical procedures may involve perfusing organs with preservative solutions, as when preparing transplant tissue.
The term appears in clinical contexts discussing circulation and tissue viability.
Vascular fluid movement
- circulationMovement through a system
- oxygenationAdding breathable gas
- capillariesTiniest blood vessels
- arteriesTubes carrying oxygenated blood
veins · microcirculation · tissue · organ · myocardial · cerebral · coronary · renal
Inserted medical drainage tube
- pumpFluid-moving machine
- cannulaThin medical insertion tube
- cardiopulmonary bypassMachine replaces heart and lung function
- dialysisMechanical blood filtration
ECMO · contrast · imaging · angiography · radiology · intravenous · chemotherapy · revascularization
Body's oxygen carrier
- donorOne who contributes freely
- plasmaElectrified matter state
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- autologousFrom the same organism
platelets · hemoglobin · crossmatch · compatibility · recipient · hematology · packed cells · whole blood
Spreading throughout gradually
- permeationProcess of spreading throughout
- soakingCompletely saturated with liquid
- steepingSoaking to extract flavor
- imbuingFilling thoroughly with
diffusion · seepage · penetration · absorption · infusing · spreading · flooding · drenching
bloodflow
Vascular fluid movement
- circulationMovement through a system
- oxygenationAdding breathable gas
- capillariesTiniest blood vessels
arteries · veins · microcirculation · tissue · organ · myocardial · cerebral · coronary · renal · hepatic
catheter
Inserted medical drainage tube
- pumpFluid-moving machine
- cannulaThin medical insertion tube
- cardiopulmonary bypassMachine replaces heart and lung function
dialysis · ECMO · contrast · imaging · angiography · radiology · intravenous · chemotherapy · revascularization · heart-lung machine
blood
Body's oxygen carrier
autologous · platelets · hemoglobin · crossmatch · compatibility · recipient · hematology · packed cells · whole blood · blood bank
suffusion
Spreading throughout gradually
- permeationProcess of spreading throughout
- soakingCompletely saturated with liquid
- steepingSoaking to extract flavor
imbuing · diffusion · seepage · penetration · absorption · infusing · spreading · flooding · drenching · saturating
perfusionsischemia
Insufficient tissue blood supply
occlusions · infarctions · blockages · stasis · hypoperfusion
perfusionsdrainage
Liquid removal system
aspirations · evacuations · effusions · hemorrhages · extractions