plasmapheresis

English

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

plasmapheresis

Where it comes from

From New Latin plasma + Ancient Greek ἀφαίρεσις (aphaíresis, “removal”).

noun plasmaphereses · plasmaphoresis

countable, uncountable 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.

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"plasmapheresis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/plasmapheresis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

plasmapheresis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/plasmapheresis

Chicago

"plasmapheresis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/plasmapheresis.

BibTeX

@misc{plasmapheresis_2026,
  title = {plasmapheresis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/plasmapheresis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}