Plasmapheresis Definition

plăzmə-fĕrĭ-sĭs, -fə-rē-
noun

A type of apheresis in which blood is taken from a donor.

Webster's New World

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Noun

Singular:
plasmapheresis
Plural:
plasmaphereses

Origin of Plasmapheresis

  • From New Latin plasm- + Ancient Greek ἀφαίρεσις (aphairesis, “removal")

    From Wiktionary

  • plasm(a) Greek aphairesis removal aphaeresis

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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