What is the difference between Perfusion and Hypoxia?

The difference between perfusion and hypoxia

is that “perfusion” is the act of perfusing and “hypoxia” is a condition in which tissues are deprived of an adequate supply of oxygen; anoxia [from 1940s].

perfusion

hypoxia

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.

Noun

  • (pathology) A condition in which tissues (especially the blood) are deprived of an adequate supply of oxygen; anoxia [from 1940s]
  • A reduced concentration of dissolved oxygen in an aquatic environment.

Related terms

  • normoxia