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71perfusion — /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] * * * …
72cardiovascular disease — Introduction any of the diseases, whether congenital or acquired, of the heart and blood vessels (blood vessel). Among the most important are atherosclerosis, rheumatic heart disease, and vascular inflammation. Cardiovascular diseases are a …
73Loewi, Otto — ▪ German American pharmacologist born June 3, 1873, Frankfurt am Main, Ger. died Dec. 25, 1961, New York, N.Y., U.S. German born American physician and pharmacologist who, with Sir Henry Dale (Dale, Sir Henry), received the Nobel Prize for… …
74suffuse — verb /səˈfjuːz/ a) To spread through or over something, especially as a liquid, colour or light; to perfuse. The entire room was suffused with a golden light. b) To spread through or over in the manner of a liquid …
75Persantine thallium scan — A type of myocardial perfusion scan done to disclose any areas of the heart muscle that may not be getting enough blood to perfuse them properly. Persantine (Diprydamole) is a medication that dilates (widens) the coronary arteries. It produces an …
76cannula — A tube that can be inserted into a cavity, usually by means of a trocar filling its lumen; after insertion of the c., the trocar is withdrawn and the c. remains as a channel for the transport of fluid. [L. dim. of canna, reed] Hasson c. a… …
77perfusate — The fluid used for perfusion; sometimes more broadly applied to fluid that has been forced through any more or less porous membrane or material. [see perfuse] * * * per·fus·ate (.)pər fyü .zāt, zət n a fluid (as a solution pumped through the… …
78perifuse — To flush a fresh supply of bathing fluid around all of the outside surfaces of a small piece of tissue immersed in it. Cf.:perfuse, superfuse. [peri + L. fusio, a pouring] * * * peri·fuse (per″ĭ fūzґ) [peri + L. fundere to pour]… …
79superfuse — To flush a fluid over the top of a tissue. Cf.:perfuse, perifuse. * * * su·per·fuse .sü pər fyüz vt, fused; fus·ing to maintain the metabolic or physiological activity of (as an isolated organ) by submitting to a continuous flow of a sustaining… …
80Sténose aortique congénitale — Cœur normal La sténose aortique congénitale ou rétrécissement aortique congénital est une cardiopathie congénitale consistant en un rétrécissemente de la voie d éjection gauche qui se situe en dessous, au niveau de ou au dessus de la valve… …
