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blood transfusion

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blood transfusion (countable and uncountable, plural blood transfusions)

  1. (medicine) The act or process of transferring blood products into a person's circulation intravenously; an instance of it.
    Synonyms: haemotransfusion, hemotransfusion
    Hypernym: transfusion (often elliptically synonymous)
    A blood transfusion stabilized her condition until surgery to stop her internal bleeding could begin.
  2. (figurative, uncommon) A refreshing or reinvigoration of something.
    Our extramural sports program was on life support until a generous philanthropic donation gave it a much-needed blood transfusion.

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