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Leukapheresis
Pronunciation
Definition 1
Removal of the blood to collect specific blood cells. The remaining blood is returned to the body. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
A procedure that collects white blood cells from the peripheral blood while returning the rest to the donor. (NCI Thesaurus)
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