See Also: Reperfusion(medicine)
myocardial reperfusion(medicine)
reperfusion injury(medicine)
myocardial reperfusion injury(medicine)

aureate (iou) and Reperfusion (medicine)


aureate (iou)



aureate adjective. LME.
[Late Latin aureatus, from aureus golden, from aurum gold: see -ATE2.]
Golden, gold-coloured. LME.
Resplendent; (of literary style or diction) highly ornamented, elaborate. LME.
aure'ation noun the condition of being aureate in literary style E20.

Reperfusion (medicine)


reperfusion


The restoration of blood flow to an organ or tissue. After a heart attack, an immediate goal is to quickly open blocked arteries and reperfuse the heart muscles. Early reperfusion minimises the extent of heart muscle damage and preserves the pumping function of the heart.