Myriam Garcia Bernabe (asker) Jun 13, 2010:

Addendum This is the definition that fits my context. Not sure if this helps. Just found it in Merriam-Webster online.


: to maintain the metabolic or physiological activity of (as an isolated organ) by submitting to a continuous flow of a sustaining medium over the outside <the artificial cerebrospinal fluid…that superfused the isolated cortical tissue