Plasmapheresis

Alternative forms

 * plasmaphoresis

Etymology
From plasm-: +  ἀφαίρεσις:

Noun

 * 1)  A procedure in which whole blood is removed from a donor or patient and centrifuged to isolate blood cells that are resuspended in a compatible solution and re-injected into the donor or patient.

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