trans‧fu‧sion /trænsˈfjuːʒən/ noun [uncountable and countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: transfusio, from transfundere 'to move by pouring', from fundere 'to pour']

1. the process of putting blood from one person’s body into the body of someone else as a medical treatment:
A blood transfusion saved his life.

2. the process of giving something important or necessary, such as money, to a group or organization that needs it
transfusion of
The mayor has promised a transfusion of $8 million in redevelopment funds.

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