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cytapheresis /cyt·a·phe·re·sis/ (sīt″ah-fer-e´sis) apheresis of blood cells; see erythrocytapheresis, leukapheresis, and thrombocytapheresis.
cytapheresis a procedure in which cells of one or more kinds (leukocytes, platelets, etc.) are separated from whole blood and retained, the plasma and other formed elements being retransfused into the donor; it includes leukapheresis and thrombocytapheresis. cytapheresis Transfusion medicine 1. The separation and collection of blood cells by hemapheresis. Cf Leukapharesis, Plateletpheresis 2. The collection of cells for therapeutic transfusion. See Apheresis. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Merrill Meyer, a Prosorba column patient in the Phase III clinical trial, will present a patient's perspective, and Gayla Nagy, RN, Apheresis Coordinator at the Cytapheresis Unit of Southwest Texas Methodist Hospital, will discuss advances in apheresis technology. |
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