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to reinfuse

to reinfuse

1 7.6
To put blood or other liquid back into a person's body
  • verb
  • /ˌriːɪnˈfjuz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : reinfundir
  • To improve the patient's condition, they will reinfuse the necessary fluids shortly after the blood tests are completed.

Examples

  • After the treatment, the medical team will reinfuse the modified cells back into the patient's bloodstream.

  • They then train those cells in a lab how to recognize the cancer and multiply those cells and then reinfuse them back into that same patient.

  • The doctor decided to reinfuse the patient's own platelets to help speed up recovery after the surgery.

Synonyms

to inject
vsto reinfuse
150 4.4

Force liquid or gas into something, often into the body with a needle

puts liquid back into something rather than first introducing it
to replenish
vsto reinfuse
43 4.3

Fill something again after it has been used up

puts liquid back into a body or system rather than general refilling
to infuse
vsto reinfuse
  • Specialized
12 6.0

Put medicine or fluid slowly into a vein

puts liquid back into something rather than only into veins
to transfuse
vsto reinfuse
  • Specialized
8 7.3

To put blood into a person's vein as medical treatment

returns liquid generally rather than specifically moving blood into veins
to perfuse
vsto reinfuse
  • Specialized
2 9.9

Force fluid to flow through a body part or tissue for medical use

puts liquid back into something rather than driving it through tissue
to reinject
vsto reinfuse
  • Specialized
1 6.5

Put a liquid back into a body or system using a tool

puts liquid back by any method not only using a needle
to instill
vsto reinfuse
  • Specialized
1 6.2

To put liquid into a part of the body, often drop by drop

puts liquid back broadly rather than adding it slowly drop by drop
to reinstill
vsto reinfuse
  • Specialized
7.8

Put medicine drops back into a part of the body, for example the eye

puts liquid back more generally rather than slowly drop by drop

Antonyms

159 3.5

To take money or things out of a place where they are kept

How Much

to replenish
43 4.3
to reinfuse
  • Specialized
1 7.6
to refill
63 1.3
to top up
3 3.2
to add
1.0

Surface Forms

reinfuse infinitive
reinfused past
reinfused past participle
reinfusing present participle
reinfuses third person singular

Morphology

reinfuse = infuse (semi-transparent) = re + infuse

The meaning is basically 'infuse again or back', but the medical sense of returning a substance to the body is somewhat specialized.

Etymology

Reinfuse comes from re- 'again' and infuse 'to pour in', like putting liquid back into a container. So, in medicine, to reinfuse means to put fluid back into the body.