Transfusion

(trans-fu’ ’-zhun) [trans, acro ; fundere, to pour]. The pouring of liquid from one ve el to another; especially the introduction into a ve el of the body of blood or other liquid. T., Arterial, T. of blood into an artery. T., Direct or Immediate, the T. of blood from one person to another without exposure of the blood to the air. T., Indirect or Mediate, the introduction of blood that was first drawn into a ve el. T., Venous, T. into a vein. 632