apheresis

9 letters in word "apheresis": A E E H I P R S S.

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• Definitions:
• A procedure in which blood is collected, part of the blood such as platelets or white blood cells is taken out, and the rest of the blood is ...
• a procedure in which blood is removed from a patient, certain fluid and cellular elements are removed, and the blood is then infused back into the patient.
• Removal, or fall (of a sound), eg Lat. apotheca > Sp. bodega.
• A process used to obtain blood components (such as platelets) from a donor. The blood is removed from the donor, the necessary cells are harvested and retained, and the donor's plasma is returned to him or her. ...
• An automated method of separating platelets or plasma from the donor's blood and returning all but that component to the donor. Also known as Automated Blood Collection, or ABC.
• (aph·e·re·sis) (af-?-re´sis) [Gr. aphairesis removal] any procedure in which blood is withdrawn from a donor, a fluid or solid portion (plasma, leukocytes, platelets, etc.) is separated and retained, and the remainder is retransfused into the donor. ...
• A procedure in which blood is withdrawn from a patient's or donor’s catheter and pumped through an apheresis machine. This special machine removes stem cells from the blood. Eight to 10 quarts of the patient's (or donor's) blood will go through the machine. ...
• The process by which stem cells are collected from blood. The cells are removed from a large intravenous needle, or most commonly, through a large central venous catheter. The donor's blood then passes through a machine to remove the white blood cells that contain stem cells. ...
• The technique of separating blood into its different components to collect a component.
• A procedure in which blood is removed, a portion separated, and the remainder returned, often with replacement fluid. (See plasmapheresis.)
• Apheresis is the process of collecting and separating of blood components by automated cell separation equipment. Plasmapheresis is a type of apheresis sometimes used to remove harmful substances in the blood plasma of patients with some types of cancers. ...
• A cell separated blood donation. Instead of donating into a bag, a donor gives into a machine, a cell separator. The cell separator enables the collection of white cells, platelets, red cells, or plasma while the other components are returned to the donor.
• Retention of only needed components of blood for use and returning the remainder back to the donor.
• A painless procedure, similar to a blood transfusion, designed to remove certain components of a person’s blood, like platelets or stem cells, and return the remaining blood product back into the person’s body.
• aphaeresis: (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until' 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
• Apheresis (Greek: "to take away") is a medical technology in which the blood of a donor or patient is passed through an apparatus that separates out one particular constituent and returns the remainder to the circulation. It is thus an extracorporeal therapy.
• Aphesis, Apheresis, Aphaeresis (, ; from Greek apo- away, and hairein to take) is the removal of an initial, usually unstressed vowel or a syllable of a word. As such, it is a form of metaplasm and elision.
• A procedure where whole blood is removed from the body and a desired component is retained, while the remainder of the blood is returned to the donor.

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