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per•fus•ate
(pər fyo̅o̅′zāt, -zit),USA pronunciation n. [Med., Surg.]
- Physiology, Medicine, Surgerya fluid pumped or flowing through an organ or tissue.
- perfuse + -ate1, probably on the model of filtrate, precipitate 1910–15