Associations to the word «Plasmapheresis»

Wiktionary

PLASMAPHERESIS, noun. (medicine) 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.

Dictionary definition

PLASMAPHERESIS, noun. Plasma is separated from whole blood and the rest is returned to the donor.

Wise words

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Alexander Pope