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transfusion

[trans-fyoo-zhuhn] / trænsˈfju ʒən /
NOUN
transference
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But this treatment carried a high risk of the boy contracting anaemia, which could require an urgent blood transfusion in order to avoid death.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Suffering from severe anemia and kidney inflammation, Jackie received a life-saving blood transfusion but is still in intensive care.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Since then, she’s undergone a battery of tests and even received a live-saving blood transfusion.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Waldorf had spelled out the catch-22 in her journal that morning: “If I need a blood transfusion and it stabilizes my condition, they cannot induce. If my temp continues to spike then they can induce.”

From Salon May 27, 2026

“You seem nice, your parents seem fine, and you know, if I ever need a kidney or a blood transfusion, it wouldn’t hurt to have you in my contacts.”

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway

He spent nine days on a ventilator and 18 days on dialysis, during which time doctors gave him blood, platelet and plasma transfusions.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

The child, the complaint says, required dialysis and blood transfusions and suffered seizures and decreased pancreatic function.

From Los Angeles Times May 31, 2026

In the 1920s, Soviet polymath Alexander Bogdanov’s experiments with rejuvenating blood transfusions attracted the Kremlin’s attention—before he died as a consequence of his self-inflicted treatments, at the age of 55.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

"Any mention of transfusions brings me back to being that frightened child, sitting alone in my room, trying to make sense of a choice that felt impossible," she said.

From BBC Apr. 12, 2026

From then on Dr. Numata gave Sadako blood transfusions or shots almost every day.

From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr




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