transfusión

transfusion

noun trahns-foo-SYOHN Rare

Origin: Latin transfusio, from transfundere (to pour across)

Usage Note

Transfusión almost always appears in the phrase transfusión de sangre (blood transfusion). Note the accent on the final syllable, placing it among aguda nouns ending in -ión; the plural transfusiones drops the accent following standard rules. Transfusión can also apply figuratively to an injection of resources: una transfusión de capital (a capital injection).

Examples

"El paciente necesitó una transfusión de sangre urgente."

Natural Translation

The patient needed an urgent blood transfusion.

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