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Perfusion vs Circulation - What's the difference?

perfusion | circulation |

As nouns the difference between perfusion and circulation

is that perfusion is the act of perfusing while circulation is (The act of moving in a circle)The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began.

perfusion

English

Noun

(wikipedia perfusion) (en noun)
  • The act of perfusing
  • (medicine) The introduction of a drug or nutrients through the bloodstream in order to reach an internal organ or tissues.

    • circulation

    English

    Noun

  • (senseid)The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began.
  • The act of passing from place to place or person to person; free diffusion; transmission.
  • Currency; circulating coin; notes, bills, etc., current for coin.
  • The extent to which anything circulates or is circulated; the measure of diffusion; as, the circulation of a newspaper.
  • (senseid)The movement of the blood in the blood-vascular system, by which it is brought into close relations with almost every living elementary constituent. Also the movement of the sap in the vessels and tissues of plants.