English Explanatory Dictionary

plasmapheresis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A procedure in which whole blood is removed from a donor or patient and centrifuged to isolate blood cells that are resuspended in a compatible solution and re-injected into the donor or patient.

Word forms

plasmapheresis plasmaphereses plasmaphoresis

Etymology

From New Latin plasma + Ancient Greek ἀφαίρεσις (aphaíresis, “removal”).

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