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leukapheresis

/ˌluˈkʌfɜːriːsɪs/

leukapheresis noun: a laboratory procedure where white blood cells are separated from a sample of blood.

Noun

leukapheresis (countable and uncountable, plural leukaphereses)

  1. A laboratory procedure where white blood cells are separated from a sample of blood.

Forms of leukapheresis

pluralleukaphereses

Origin of leukapheresis

From leuko- + apheresis.

Questions about leukapheresis

What does leukapheresis mean?
Leukapheresis means a laboratory procedure where white blood cells are separated from a sample of blood.
What part of speech is leukapheresis?
Leukapheresis is a noun.
How do you pronounce leukapheresis?
Leukapheresis is pronounced /ˌluˈkʌfɜːriːsɪs/.
What is the plural of leukapheresis?
The plural of leukapheresis is leukaphereses.

Words near leukapheresis in the dictionary

  1. leukaemogens
  2. leukaemoid
  3. leukamenin
  4. leukamenins
  5. leukaphereses
  6. leukapheresis
  7. leukapheretic
  8. Leukas
  9. leukast
  10. leukemia
  11. leukemia cutis

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