blood transfusion

noun

: a medical treatment in which someone's blood is put into the body of another person

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This came after the Vatican shared that the pope had a peaceful night after his blood transfusion treatment. Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 23 Feb. 2025 No cases of Lyme disease have been reported from contact with blood or a blood transfusion. Jennifer Welsh Published, Verywell Health, 3 Feb. 2025 Treatment was immediate, the Halifax, England, mom says: Her daughter was given a blood transfusion, then transferred to Leeds General Infirmary for ten days of intense chemotherapy and steroids. Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025 The blood transfusion was necessary because tests showed low platelet counts, associated with anemia, the Vatican said. Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blood transfusion

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“Blood transfusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood%20transfusion. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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