pheresis
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1. a procedure in which blood is drawn and separated into its components by dialysis; some are retained and the rest are returned to the donor by transfusion (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | dialysis, |
| definition | : | separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | plasmapheresis, |
| definition | : | plasma is separated from whole blood and the rest is returned to the donor (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | plateletpheresis, |
| definition | : | platelets are separated from whole blood and the rest is returned to the donor (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | aphaeretic, apheretic, |
| definition | : | relating to or formed by or consisting of aphaeresis (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | aphaeretic, apheretic, |
| definition | : | relating to or formed by or consisting of aphaeresis (adj.pert) |
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