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INFUSION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of infusing or introducing a certain modifying element or quality
Example:
the team's continued success is attributable to a steady infusion of new talent
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("infusion" is a kind of...):
change of state (the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics)
Derivation:
infuse (fill, as with a certain quality)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(medicine) the passive introduction of a substance (a fluid or drug or electrolyte) into a vein or between tissues (as by gravitational force)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("infusion" is a kind of...):
instillation; instillment; instilment (the introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop)
Domain category:
medical specialty; medicine (the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques)
Derivation:
infuse (introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The process of extracting certain active properties (as a drug from a plant) by steeping or soaking (usually in water)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("infusion" is a kind of...):
extraction (the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means)
Derivation:
infuse (undergo the process of infusion)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("infusion" is a kind of...):
solution (a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "infusion"):
beef tea; Bovril (an extract of beef (given to people who are ill))
black catechu; catechu (extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dyeing and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally)
pancreatin (extract from the pancreas of animals that contains pancreatic enzymes; used to treat pancreatitis and other conditions involving insufficient pancreatic secretions)
Context examples:
The infusion of platelets into the bloodstream.
(Platelet Transfusion, NCI Thesaurus)
Upon infusion of oxaliplatin-encapsulated transferrin-conjugated NGPE liposomes, the transferrin moiety targets and binds to the Tf receptor, which is overexpressed on a variety of human cancer cells.
(Oxaliplatin-Encapsulated Transferrin-Conjugated N-glutaryl Phosphatidylethanolamine Liposome, NCI Thesaurus)
Upon infusion of the oncolytic adenovirus ICOVIR5-infected autologous MSCs, these cells target the adenovirus to tumors.
(Oncolytic Adenovirus ICOVIR5-infected Autologous Mesenchymal Stem Cells, NCI Thesaurus)
Donor lymphocyte infusion is used to treat chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) that has come back and myeloma.
(Donor lymphocyte infusion, NCI Dictionary)
Upon intravenous infusion, ABT-414 inhibits the activity of EGFR, thereby preventing EGFR-mediated signaling.
(EGFR Inhibitor ABT-414, NCI Thesaurus)
In the event that graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) develops due to donor lymphocyte infusion, CD34/TK75-transduced donor lymphocytes may be selectively eliminated by administration of the prodrug antiviral agent ganciclovir GCV.
(CD34/TK75 Retroviral Vector-Transduced Donor Lymphocytes, NCI Thesaurus)
The team from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) have previously shown that the infusion of large numbers of T cells can trigger complete regression of cancer in patients.
(A new study identifies essential genes for cancer immunotherapy, National Institutes of Health)
Following the TIL infusion, all seven metastatic lung nodules in the patient regressed, and the regression persisted for nine months.
(Cellular immunotherapy targets a common human cancer mutation, NIH)
Inhaled oxygen scented by aromatherapy infusion is being studied as a complementary therapy (used in addition to standard treatments) to relieve pain and shorten recovery time in patients undergoing colonoscopy.
(Aromatherapy infusion, NCI Dictionary)
Without the ability to activate orexin, the panic-prone rats didn't develop anxiety behaviors following sodium lactate infusions.
(The Mechanism of Panic Attacks, NIH, US)
