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Perfus - (adjective) Quasi-medical condition first characterized by Richard Clothier, coach of the US Naval Academy Varsity Heavyweight crew team from 1974 to 2012, described by Clothier as a situation found in Navy Midshipman Rowers "when the iron in your veins turns to lead in your ass".

While he likely developed the characterization of this condition long before, Clothier is first documented as referring to this condition in the fall of 1998, when one extremely sick heavyweight rower reported that he was unable to row due to having been diagnosed by medical staff with a severe case of streptococcus infection in his throat. Upon being informed by the Midshipman of this condition, Clothier is reported as having remarked that "it sounds like you've got a severe case of 'Perfus'.  When queried by the Midshipman regarding what the nature of the meaning Clothier intended in using the term 'Perfus', Clothier explained to the Midshipman that "it's when the iron in your veins turns to lead in your ass!".  The Midshipman in this exchange was noted as being at a loss for words, and subsequently returned to his dormitory room and slept for the next two days.