PLASMAPHERESIS


Meaning of PLASMAPHERESIS in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ plaz-m ə -f ə - ' r ē -s ə s, - ' fer- ə -s ə s

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin, from plasm- + Greek aphairesis taking off ― more at APHAERESIS

Date: 1914

: a process for removing blood plasma without depleting the donor or patient of other blood constituents (as red blood cells) by separating out the plasma from the whole blood and returning the rest to the donor's or patient's circulatory system

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