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apheresis vs. plasmapheresis

apheresis

noun

  1. Also the loss or omission of one or more letters or sounds at the beginning of a word, as in squire for esquire, or count for account.

  2. Medicine/Medical.,  the withdrawal of whole blood from the body, separation of one or more components, and return by transfusion of remaining blood to the donor.

plasmapheresis

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.