Apheresis Definition
ə-fĕrĭ-sĭs
noun
A procedure in which blood is drawn from a donor and separated into its components, some of which are retained, such as plasma or platelets, and the remainder returned by transfusion to the donor.
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Webster's New World
A medical procedure in which blood is taken from a donor, and some component, as the plasma or platelets, is separated from the blood cells in a centrifuge: the blood cells are then returned to the donor's circulatory system.
Webster's New World
A procedure in which blood is drawn from a donor and separated into its components, some of which are retained, such as plasma or platelets, and the remainder returned by transfusion to the donor.
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Noun
Singular:
apheresis
Plural:
apheresesOrigin of Apheresis
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From Latin aphaeresis, from Ancient Greek ἀφαίρεσις (aphairesis, “a taking away”), from ἀφαιρέειν (aphaireein) (from ἀφ- (aph-) (aph-, “aph-”, variant of ἀπό (apo, “off”, “away from”) before an aspirated vowel) + αἱρέειν (aireein, “to take”, “to snatch”)) + -σις (-sis) (-sis, suffix forming nouns of action); the grammatical sense developed in Latin.
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