- lymphoplasmapheresis
- Separation and removal of lymphocytes and plasma from the withdrawn blood, with the remainder of the blood retransfused into the donor. [lymphocyte + plasma + G. aphairesis, a withdrawal]
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lym·pho·plas·ma·phe·re·sis (lim″fo-plaz″mə-fə-reґsis) the selective separation and removal of plasma and lymphocytes from withdrawn blood, the remainder of the blood then being retransfused into the donor.
Medical dictionary. 2011.