blood transfusion

noun

1. the injection of blood from one person or animal into the bloodstream of another.

transfusion, blood

1. The injection of blood received from a donor into the bloodstream of another individual having a compatible blood type. A person may need a blood transfusion if a great deal of blood has been lost through surgery or trauma.

If the blood supply is contaminated, diseases such as hepatitis and AIDS can be passed to someone who receives a blood transfusion.

Word History and Origins

Origin of transfusion, blood¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Amyloid-β seeds, similarly to prions, are known to adhere avidly to metal surfaces and to resist conventional sterilization143, and it will be important to consider whether they too can be transmitted by surgical instruments, blood transfusion, blood products or tissue grafting.

From Nature

Yet, in the thrall of wartime transfusion, blood had never been treated like an experimental drug and subjected to rigorous, randomized clinical trials assessing risk and benefit.

From The New Yorker

An estimated 10% of U.S. transfusion blood is drained from paid donors by commercial supply houses, which sell the blood for profit.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Brigham team weighed the surgeons' discarded sponges to measure the patient's blood loss and thus make sure that he got enough, not too much, transfusion blood.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Chile, the victims of bungled abortions occupy 20% of the beds in maternity wards, use up 27% of the transfusion blood.

From Time Magazine Archive