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erythrothrombocytapheresis

erythrothrombocytapheresis noun: a medical blood-processing procedure in which erythrocytes and platelets are selectively removed from a patient’s blood using apheresis, while the remaining components (such as plasma and white blood cells) are returned to the circulation. Usually used in specific conditions where reducing red cell and platelet mass is necessary, such as certain blood disorders.

Noun

erythrothrombocytapheresis (uncountable)

  1. A medical blood-processing procedure in which erythrocytes and platelets are selectively removed from a patient’s blood using apheresis, while the remaining components (such as plasma and white blood cells) are returned to the circulation. Usually used in specific conditions where reducing red cell and platelet mass is necessary, such as certain blood disorders.

Questions about erythrothrombocytapheresis

What does erythrothrombocytapheresis mean?
Erythrothrombocytapheresis means a medical blood-processing procedure in which erythrocytes and platelets are selectively removed from a patient’s blood using apheresis, while the remaining components (such as plasma and white blood cells) are returned to the circulation. Usually used in specific conditions where reducing red cell and platelet mass is necessary, such as certain blood disorders.
What part of speech is erythrothrombocytapheresis?
Erythrothrombocytapheresis is a noun.

Words near erythrothrombocytapheresis in the dictionary

  1. erythrosines
  2. erythrosins
  3. erythrosuchid
  4. erythrosuchids
  5. erythrothioneine
  6. erythrothrombocytapheresis
  7. erythrotropic
  8. erythrotropism
  9. erythrovirus
  10. erythroviruses
  11. erythroxylaceous

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