All 3 Uses of
infusion
in
It Happened to Nancy
- It's released in a steady, slow rate, which means you don't have the ups and downs of daily infusions.†
p. 146.4 *
- Given the old-fashioned way, both drugs require daily intravenous infusions, taking two or three hours to complete.†
p. 147.4
- Patients must have catheters permanently implanted to receive the infusions.†
p. 147.5
Definitions:
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(1)
(infusion) to add something to something else; or the thing added
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More specifically, infusion can mean to add medicine or fluid to the blood stream through gravitational drip or pump.
It can also refer to a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance -- such as tea or herbs in water.