hemoperfusion

noun

he·​mo·​per·​fu·​sion
variants or chiefly British haemoperfusion
: blood cleansing by adsorption on an extracorporeal medium (as activated charcoal) of impurities of larger molecular size than are removed by dialysis

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“Hemoperfusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/hemoperfusion. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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