plasmapheresis

[ plaz-muh-fuh-ree-sis ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

1. a type of apheresis in which blood cells are returned to the bloodstream of the donor and the plasma is used, as for tranfusion.

plasmapheresis

/ ˌplæzməˈfɛrəsəs /

noun

1. (in blood transfusion) a technique for removing healthy or infected plasma by separating it from the red blood cells by settling or using a centrifuge and retransfusing the red blood cells into the donor or patient

Word History and Origins

Origin of plasmapheresis¹

First recorded in 1915–20; plasm- + apheresis

Word History and Origins

Origin of plasmapheresis¹

C20: from plasm + Greek aphairesis taking away