pheresis

Definitions of pheresis
  1. noun
    a procedure in which blood is drawn and separated into its components by dialysis; some are retained and the rest are returned to the donor by transfusion
    synonyms: apheresis
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    types:
    plasmapheresis
    plasma is separated from whole blood and the rest is returned to the donor
    plateletpheresis
    platelets are separated from whole blood and the rest is returned to the donor
    type of:
    dialysis
    separation of different substances mixed together by passing them through a filter that only one of the substances can get through
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