plasmapheresis

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noun

A procedure in which whole blood is removed from a donor or patient and centrifuged to isolate blood cells that are resuspended in a compatible solution and re-injected into the donor or patient.

OriginNew Latin plasma ← Ancient Greek ἀφαίρεσις →
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Meanings

nounplasmapheresis (countable and uncountable, plural plasmaphereses)

plural plasmaphereses · alternative plasmaphoresis

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA procedure in which whole blood is removed from a donor or patient and centrifuged to isolate blood cells that are resuspended in a compatible solution and re-injected into the donor or patient.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀφαίρεσις“removal”
  2. New Latinplasma
  3. Englishplasmapheresis

From New Latin plasma + Ancient Greek ἀφαίρεσις (aphaíresis, “removal”).

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plasmapheresis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plasmapheresis

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“plasmapheresis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plasmapheresis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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