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Blood Treatment
General term for hemodialysis, plasmapheresis, blood transfusions, and related procedures involving autologous removal, alteration, and replacement of patients' blood or blood components. (NCI Thesaurus)
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A substance that is used to prevent and treat blood clots in blood vessels and the heart. Also called anticoagulant.
The result of a chemical, immunologic, or hematologic test performed on a peripheral blood sample.
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