PLASMAPHERESIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Plasma is separated from whole blood and the rest is returned to the donor

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Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("plasmapheresis" is a kind of...):

apheresis; pheresis (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)

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