tissue perfusion

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• Perfusion — In physiology, perfusion is the process of nutritive delivery of arterial blood to a capillary bed in the biological tissue. The word is derived from the French verb perfuser meaning to pour over or through. Tests of adequate perfusion are a part …   Wikipedia

• Perfusion scanning — Perfusion is defined as the passage of fluid through the lymphatic system or blood vessels to an organ or a tissue. [American Psychological Association (APA):perfusion. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Retrieved March 20, 2008, from… …   Wikipedia

• Perfusion — A chemotherapy technique that may be used when melanoma occurs on an arm or leg. The flow of blood to and from the limb is stopped for a while with a tourniquet, and anticancer drugs are put directly into the blood of the limb. This allows the… …   Medical dictionary

• perfusion — n. 1) the passage of fluid through a tissue, especially the passage of blood through the lung tissue to pick up oxygen from the air in the alveoli, which is brought there by ventilation, and release carbon dioxide. If ventilation is impaired… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• perfusion — /peuhr fyooh zheuhn/, n. 1. the act of perfusing. 2. Surg. the passage of fluid through the lymphatic system or blood vessels to an organ or a tissue. [1565 75; < L perfusion (s. of perfusio) a drenching. See PERFUSE, ION] * * * …   Universalium

• perfusion — Bathing an organ or tissue with a fluid. In regional perfusion, a specific area of the body (usually an arm or a leg) receives high doses of anticancer drugs through a blood vessel. Such a procedure is performed to treat cancer that has not… …   English dictionary of cancer terms

• perfusion — noun pumping a liquid into an organ or tissue (especially by way of blood vessels) (Freq. 1) • Derivationally related forms: ↑perfuse • Hypernyms: ↑insertion, ↑introduction, ↑intromission …   Useful english dictionary

• Cerebral perfusion pressure — Cerebral perfusion pressure, or CPP, is the net pressure gradient causing blood flow to the brain (brain perfusion). It must be maintained within narrow limits because too little pressure could cause brain tissue to become ischemic (having… …   Wikipedia

• Smooth muscle tissue — Smooth muscle …   Wikipedia

• hyperthermic perfusion — A procedure in which a warmed solution containing anticancer drugs is used to bathe, or is passed through the blood vessels of, the tissue or organ containing the tumor …   English dictionary of cancer terms

• Collateralization — For uses of the word collateralization in finance, see Securitization and Cross collateralization. This article is about a pathological process. For the anastomosis between vessels in physiology, see Arteriovenous anastomosis. In medicine,… …   Wikipedia