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plas·ma·pher·e·sis
\ˌplazməˈferəsə̇s\ noun
also plas·ma·phore·sis \-_fəˈrēsə̇s, -ˈfȯrəs-\
(plural plasmaphere·ses \-ˌsēz\)
Etymology: plasmapheresis, New Latin, from plasm- + Greek aphairesis action of taking off, removal; plasmaphoresis, New Latin, alteration (influenced by -phoresis) of plasmapheresis — more at aphaeresis
: a process in which blood constituents and especially red blood cells are separated from the plasma of an individual and returned to his circulatory system intact if he is a blood donor or minus various abnormal constituents (as sickle cells) if he is a patient |