pheresis
/fəˈriːsɪs/
noun
- A medical procedure where blood is taken from a person, a specific component (such as plasma or platelets) is separated and removed, and the remaining blood is returned to the body.
- The patient underwent pheresis to remove harmful antibodies from his blood.
- Pheresis is often used to collect plasma for medical treatments.
- She donated platelets through pheresis at the blood center.
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