The movement of blood throughout a tissue If the body's tissues are not well perfused with blood they will not function properly or will die If the lungs are not properly perfused, proper gas exchange cannot take place; the body will retain carbon dioxide and be unable to renew its stores of oxygen Press the "back" button to return to where you came from
Delivery of anti-cancer agents into the blood vessels and tissues of an organ (liver or lung) or region of the body (usually an arm or a leg) using a special circulating bypass machine Such a procedure is performed to treat cancer that has spread but is limited to that organ or region of the body
Perfusion is the passage of fluid through a tissue It can refer to the passage of blood through the lung tissue to pick up oxygen from the air in the alveoli and the release of carbon dioxide Or, perfusion can refer to the deliberate introduction of fluid into a tissue, usually by injection into the blood vessels supplying the tissue
[ (")p&r-'fyüz ] (transitive verb.) 15th century. Middle English, from Latin perfusus, past participle of perfundere to pour over, from per- through + fundere to pour; more at FOUND.