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in·fu·sion
(ĭn-fyo͞o′zhən)n.
1. The act or process of infusing.
2. Something infused or introduced: an economy in need of regular capital infusions.
3. The liquid product obtained by infusing: prepared an infusion of medicinal herbs.
4.
a. Introduction of a solution into the body through a vein for therapeutic purposes.
b. The solution so introduced: a sucrose infusion.
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infusion
(ɪnˈfjuːʒən)n
1. the act of infusing
2. something infused
3. an extract obtained by soaking
4. (Medicine) med introduction of a liquid, such as a saline solution, into a vein or the subcutaneous tissues of the body
infusive adj
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in•fu•sion
(ɪnˈfyu ʒən)n.
1. the act or process of infusing.
2. something that is infused.
3. a liquid extract, as tea, prepared by steeping or soaking.
4.
a. the introduction of a saline or other solution into a vein.
b. the solution used.
[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin]
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| Noun | 1. | infusion - a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water) black catechu, catechu - extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dyeing and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally solution - a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution; "he used a solution of peroxide and water" pancreatin - extract from the pancreas of animals that contains pancreatic enzymes; used to treat pancreatitis and other conditions involving insufficient pancreatic secretions |
| 2. | infusion - the process of extracting certain active properties (as a drug from a plant) by steeping or soaking (usually in water) extraction - the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means | |
| 3. | infusion - (medicine) the passive introduction of a substance (a fluid or drug or electrolyte) into a vein or between tissues (as by gravitational force) instillation, instillment, instilment - the introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques | |
| 4. | infusion - the act of infusing or introducing a certain modifying element or quality; "the team's continued success is attributable to a steady infusion of new talent" change of state - the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics |
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infusion
noun
1. injection, introduction, dose, insertion He brought a tremendous infusion of hope to the people.
2. brew, drink, preparation, mixture, blend, beverage, concoction, fermentation, distillation a pleasing herbal infusion
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infusion
[ɪnˈfjuːʒən] N [of new talent, money, capital] → inyección f (Culin) (= tea etc) → infusión fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
infusion
[ɪnˈfjuːʒən] n (= injection, introduction) [money, capital] → injection f
a cash infusion → une injection de liquidités
a cash infusion → une injection de liquidités
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infusion
n
(Med) → Infusion f
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in·fu·sion
n. infusión.
1. introducción lenta, por gravedad, de líquidos en una vena;
2. sumersión de un elemento en agua para obtener los principios activos solubles;
rapid ___ → ___ rápida.
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infusion
n infusión fEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.