NOUN
- a procedure in which blood is drawn and separated into its components by dialysis; some are retained and the rest are returned to the donor by transfusion
- (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'
How To Use apheresis In A Sentence
- Canadian Blood Services' plasma donors may undergo apheresis up to 52 times a year while platelet donors may donate 26 times a year.
- In some such instances, use of a special technique (hemapheresis) to collect donor granulocytes may permit their transfusion and provide some benefit until the patient's own white cell counts recover.
- TPE also referred to as plasmapheresis is an extracorporeal blood purification technique to remove part of a patient's blood called plasma, while replacing it with another substance such as fresh frozen plasma or a solution containing albumin. NxStage® Receives FDA Clearance for Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE) Cartridge - Yahoo! Finance
- Objective To assess the influence of apheresis and wash on platelet function and morphology. Washed platelet of quality and clinical effect were observed.
- Twelve hours after surgery, plasmapheresis was performed in the burn intensive care unit.
- Canadian Blood Services' plasma donors may undergo apheresis up to 52 times a year while platelet donors may donate 26 times a year.
- In some such instances, use of a special technique (hemapheresis) to collect donor granulocytes may permit their transfusion and provide some benefit until the patient's own white cell counts recover.
- Now, Becky donates just platelets and plasma via a process called apheresis.
- Platelets collected by apheresis were counted as single units.
- The agency Friday issued a heparin import alert as part of its investigation into hundreds of reports of allergic reactions in large doses of heparin sold by Baxter for heart surgery, kidney dialysis and a procedure called apheresis used in immune-disorder patients. FDA Orders Heparin Shipments
