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Perfusion
This term often means the circulation of the blood in the skin. It can be checked by gently pressing on the skin of the chest. The skin become white as the blood is pressed out of it. The time it takes for the blood to refill the capillaries in the skin is a rough measure of how well the heart and circulatory system are working.

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Date Last Modified: 08/28/2003 09:41