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Perfusion vs Permeability - What's the difference?

perfusion | permeability |

As nouns the difference between perfusion and permeability

is that perfusion is the act of perfusing while permeability is the property of being permeable.

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.

    • permeability

    English

    (wikipedia permeability)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • the property of being permeable
  • the rate of flow of a fluid through a porous material
  • (geology) a measure of the ability of a rock to transmit fluids (such as oil or water)
  • (physics) a quantitative measure of the degree of magnetization of a material in the presence of an applied magnetic field (measured in newtons per ampere squared in SI units).

    • Related terms

    * impermeable * nonpermeable * permeameter

    See also

    * conductivity