reinfusion

Fluid put back

Reinfusion is the return of blood or other bodily fluids to the patient from whom they were taken.

In medicine, this typically involves collecting blood lost during surgery and transfusing it back: The surgical team used a cell saver for autologous reinfusion.

The term also appears in contexts where any previously extracted substance is reintroduced.

medical

autologous

From the same organism

  • bloodBody's oxygen carrier
  • plasmaElectrified matter state
  • plateletsCell fragments enabling coagulation

salvage · intraoperative · hemoglobin · postoperative · surgery · anemia · donation · recovery · hematology · volume

therapeutic

IV

Vein-delivered medication method

electrolytes · nutrients · drip · catheter · medication · chemotherapy · antibiotics · bolus · maintenance · intravenous

beverage

tea

Steeped leaf beverage

oolong · pu-erh · infuser · flavor · extraction · loose-leaf · teapot · aroma · caffeine · resteep

Opposites
direction of fluid transfer

reinfusionextraction

Act of removing

withdrawal · drainage · phlebotomy · blood draw · exsanguination

Family

infusion, infuse, infused, infusing, infuses, fuse, fused, fusing, fuses

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