reperfusion

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- Proto-Indo-European *-né-? Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰunédti ~ ǵʰundénti Proto-Italic *hundō Latin fundō Latin perfundō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin perfūsiō Middle French perfusion English perfusion English reperfusion From re- + perfusion.

1. The restoration of blood flow to an organ, after it was cut off (e.g. in an operation).