transfusion
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- (trans-FYOO-zhun) The infusion of components of blood or whole blood into the bloodstream. The blood may be donated from another person, or it may have been taken from the person earlier and stored until needed.
National Cancer Institute - Cite This Source - This Definition - allogeneic stem cell transplantation, autologous stem cell transplantation, graft-versus-host disease, GVHD, placental blood transplantation, stem cell, syngeneic stem cell transplantation, tumor model, umbilical cord blood, xenograft