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Transfusion vs Diffusion - What's the difference?

transfusion | diffusion |

As nouns the difference between transfusion and diffusion

is that transfusion is the transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another while diffusion is the act of diffusing or dispersing something, or the property of being diffused or dispersed; dispersion.

transfusion

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (medicine) The transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another.
  • The act of pouring liquid from one vessel to another.

    • Synonyms

    * blood transfusion

    diffusion

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the act of diffusing or dispersing something, or the property of being diffused or dispersed; dispersion
  • (physics) the scattering of light by reflection from a rough surface, or by passage through a translucent medium
  • (physics) the intermingling of the molecules of a fluid due to random thermal agitation
  • the spread of cultural or linguistic practices, or social institutions, in one or more communities
  • (physics, weather) Exchange of airborne media between regions in space in an apparently random motion of a small scale.
  • the movement of water vapor from regions of high concentration (high water vapor pressure) toward regions of lower concentration.