plasmapheresis

Meaning

Noun

  • 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.

Origin

  • From New Latin plasm- + Ancient Greek ἀφαίρεσις

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