apheresis
noun
aphe·re·sis
ˌa-fə-ˈrē-səs
plural aphereses
ˌa-fə-ˈrē-ˌsēz
: withdrawal of blood from a donor's body, removal of one or more blood components (such as plasma, platelets, or white blood cells), and transfusion of the remaining blood back into the donor
called also pheresis
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