apheresis
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.aphe·re·sis
noun, plural \ˌa-fə-ˈrē-səs\aphe·re·ses\-ˌsēz\
Definition of APHERESIS
: withdrawal of blood from a donor's body, removal of one or more blood components (as plasma, platelets, or white blood cells), and transfusion of the remaining blood back into the donor —called also pheresis
Origin of APHERESIS
from -apheresis (as in plasmapheresis)
First Known Use: 1977
Rhymes with APHERESIS
aphe·re·sis
noun \ˌa-fə-ˈrē-səs\ (Medical Dictionary)plural ; aphe·re·ses \-ˌsēz\ (audio pronunciation)
Medical Definition of APHERESIS
: withdrawal of blood from a donor's body, removal of one or more components (as plasma, blood platelets, or white blood cells) from the blood, and transfusion of the remaining blood back into the donor—called also pheresis; see leukapheresis, plasmapheresis, plateletpheresis
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