plasmapheresis

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English - Turkish
plazmaferez
(Tıp) Kanın şekilli elementlerinin santrifugasion yolu ile plazmadan ayrılması
(Tıp) Plazma proteinlerinin elektroforez yolu ile birbirlerinden ayrılması
English - English
A procedure in which whole blood is removed from a donor or patient and centrifuged to isolate blood cells that are resuspended in a compatible solution and re-injected into the donor or patient
(plas-ma-fer-EE-sis): The process of separating certain cells from the plasma in the blood by a machine Only the cells are returned to the person Plasmapheresis can be used to remove excess antibodies from the blood
The removal of certain proteins from the blood
A technique of collecting plasma from a donor by which the blood is taken from the vein, separated into plasma and blood cells The plasma is retained and blood cells are returned to the donor It is performed in a sterile manner in a closed system Plasmapheresis allows the donor to give plasma more frequently and in larger amounts than whole blood donations (See Autopheresis )
{i} filtration of blood (Medicine)
a process that removes harmful components from the blood
Filtration of blood plasma through a machine to remove proteins that may aggravate lupus
A treatment for AMD involving about twenty expensive sessions of blood exchange See the Macular Degeneration FAQ
The procedure in which blood is removed from the donor, the plasma is separated from the formed elements and at least the red blood cells are returned to the donor [From §606 3(e)]
Plasmapheresis is the process of filtering the blood through a machine The filtration takes out proteins that may aggravate lupus
The selective removal of certain proteins or antibodies This process is sometimes used in the treatment of some peripheral neuropathies
The process of removing certain proteins from the blood Plasmapheresis can be used to remove excess antibodies from the blood of multiple myeloma patients
plasma is separated from whole blood and the rest is returned to the donor
Method used to collect only plasma without depleting donor of other blood components Blood is collected from a donor, the plasma separated out, and the remaining blood components transfused back into the donor
plasmapheresis

    Hyphenation

    plas·ma·pher·e·sis

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    () From New Latin plasm- + Ancient Greek ἀφαίρεσις (aphairesis, “removal”)
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