lymphoplasmapheresis

lymphoplasmapheresis
Separation and removal of lymphocytes and plasma from the withdrawn blood, with the remainder of the blood retransfused into the donor. [lymphocyte + plasma + G. aphairesis, a withdrawal]

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lym·pho·plas·ma·phe·re·sis (lim″fo-plaz″mə-fə-reґsis) the selective separation and removal of plasma and lymphocytes from withdrawn blood, the remainder of the blood then being retransfused into the donor.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • Apheresis — The process of removing a specific component from blood and returning the remaining components to the donor, in order to collect more of one particular part of the blood than could be separated from a unit of whole blood. Also called hemapheresis …   Medical dictionary

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