apheresis /aph·e·re·sis/ (af″ĕ-re´sis) withdrawal of blood from a donor, with a portion (plasma, leukocytes, platelets, etc.) being separated and retained and the remainder retransfused into the donor. It includes leukapheresis, plasmapheresis, thrombocytapheresis, etc.
Apheresis
apheresis
apheresis (
·ferˑ··sis),
aph·e·re·sis ( f  -r  s s)n. A procedure in which blood is drawn from a donor and separated into its components, some of which are retained, such as plasma or platelets, and the remainder returned by transfusion to the donor. Also called hemapheresis. |
Apheresis
Extraction of a specific component from donated blood, with the remainder returned to the donor.
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apheresis
[əfer′əsis, af′ərē′sis]
Etymology: Gk, aphairesis, removal
a procedure in which blood is temporarily withdrawn, one or more components are selectively removed, and the rest of the blood is reinfused into the donor. The process is used in treating various disease conditions in the donor and for obtaining blood elements for the treatment of other patients or for research. Also called pheresis. See also leukapheresis, plasmapheresis, plateletpheresis.
apheresis (
·ferˑ··sis),n process in which blood is drawn from a donor, followed by selective separation of one or more constituents and then reinfused back into the body.
apheresis
any procedure in which blood is withdrawn from a donor, a portion (plasma, leukocytes, platelets, etc.) is separated and retained, and the remainder is retransfused into the donor. It includes leukapheresis, thrombocytapheresis, etc. Called also pheresis.
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