1. The act or process of pouring or spreading around; the state of being poured or spread around something.
Usage: formal; rare; technical
2. In medical or scientific contexts, the application or spreading of a liquid substance over or around a body part or area.
Usage: medical; archaic

Examples

• The circumfusions of light through the stained glass created a beautiful pattern on the floor.
• Ancient physicians believed in the therapeutic circumfusions of herbal oils.
• The circumfusions of water around the island gradually shaped its coastline.
• The artist studied the circumfusions of color in the painting's background.
• Medical texts from the Renaissance describe various circumfusions for treating inflammation.