Perfusion

Perfusion
Term	Perfusion
Short definition	perfusion - (pronounced) (per-FYOO-zhun) Bathing an organ or tissue with a liquid. In regional perfusion, a specific area of the body (usually an arm or leg) receives high doses of cancer drugs through a blood vessel.
Type	Cancer terms
Specialty	Oncology
Language	English
Source	NCI
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perfusion - (pronounced) (per-FYOO-zhun) Bathing an organ or tissue with a liquid. In regional perfusion, a specific area of the body (usually an arm or leg) receives high doses of cancer drugs through a blood vessel. Such a procedure is performed to treat cancer that has not spread

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• Medical encyclopedia article on Perfusion
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