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See also: incorporation. INFUSION, med. jur. A pharmaceutical operation, which consists in pouring a hot or cold fluid upon a substance, whose medical properties it is desired to extract. Infusion is also used for the product of this operation.
A blood transfusion is a procedure used to give you blood through an IV. The IV is placed into a large vein, usually in your arm. You may get only part of the blood, such as red blood cells, platelets, or plasma. Transfusions are usually done in the hospital or in a transfusion center.