Imbibition

Imbibition (from the Latin imbibere "to absorb, suck up"; from in + bibere "to drink") is a medical term and describes the impregnation of tissues with liquids. Occasionally, it is also referred to as “imbibing” or “imbibing”.

This fluid intake can, for. B. arise in the context of inflammation . In the case of cerebral infarction, into which blood has spilled over, one speaks of a “bloody imbibation”. In general, imbibition in computed tomography is expressed in terms of image morphology as blurred, streaky densities in otherwise more homogeneous, hypodense (i.e. dark) tissues. In the case of bloody imbibations, the densities are correspondingly hyperdense .

In the case of skin transplants , plasma imbibition ensures that the graft is nourished for the first few days.

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