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plasmapheresis definition

plas·ma·pher·esis (plaz′mə fer′ə sis)

noun

a medical procedure in which blood is taken from a donor or patient, the plasma is separated from the blood cells in a centrifuge, and the blood cells are returned to the person's circulatory system

Etymology: plasm- + Gr aphairesis: see apheresis

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