suffusion

suffusion /suf·fu·sion/ (su-fu´zhun)

1. the process of overspreading, or diffusion.

2. the condition of being moistened or of being permeated through, as by blood.

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suf·fu·sion (s-fyzhn)

n.

1. The act of pouring a fluid over the body.

2. The condition of being wet with a fluid.

3. A spreading out of a body fluid from a vessel into the surrounding tissues.

4. The reddening of a surface.

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suf·fuse (-fyz) v.

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suffusion

1. the process of overspreading, or diffusion.

2. the condition of being moistened or permeated through.