APHERESIS


Meaning of APHERESIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌa-fə-ˈrē-səs ]

noun

( plural aphe·re·ses -ˌsēz)

Etymology: from -apheresis (as in plasmapheresis )

Date: 1977

: withdrawal of blood from a donor's body, removal of one or more blood components (as plasma, platelets, or white blood cells), and transfusion of the remaining blood back into the donor — called also pheresis

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.