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plate·let·phe·re·sis (plāt″lət-fə-reґsis) [platelet + pheresis] thrombocytapheresis.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Plateletpheresis — (also called thrombapheresis or thrombocytapheresis) is the process of collecting platelets, the components of blood that are involved in hemostasis (blood clotting). It can be a life saving procedure in preventing or treating serious… … Wikipedia
plateletpheresis — noun The removal of platelets from a person through apheresis … Wiktionary
plateletpheresis — noun platelets are separated from whole blood and the rest is returned to the donor • Hypernyms: ↑apheresis, ↑pheresis … Useful english dictionary
Blood donation — Give blood redirects here. For other uses, see Give blood (disambiguation). Blood donation pictogram A blood donation occurs when a person voluntarily has blood drawn and used for transfusions or made into medications by a process called… … Wikipedia
Apheresis — The process of removing a specific component from blood and returning the remaining components to the donor, in order to collect more of one particular part of the blood than could be separated from a unit of whole blood. Also called hemapheresis … Medical dictionary
Platelet — Platelets, or thrombocytes, are small cytoplasmic bodies derived from cells. They circulate in the blood of mammals and are involved in hemostasis leading to the formation of blood clots. Like red blood cells, platelets have no nucleus. If the… … Wikipedia
Apheresis — (Greek: to take away ) is a medical technology in which the blood of a donor or patient is passed through an apparatus that separates out one particular constituent and returns the remainder to the circulation. It is thus an extracorporeal… … Wikipedia
Plasmapheresis — Pheresis redirects here. It is not to be confused with Phoresis. Plasmapheresis Intervention ICD 10 PCS 6A5 ICD 9 CM … Wikipedia
Pheresis — Procedure in which the blood is filtered, separated, and a portion retained, with the remainder being returned to the individual. There are various types of pheresis. In leukapheresis, the leukocytes (white blood cells) are removed. In… … Medical dictionary
Blood — For other uses, see Blood (disambiguation). Human blood smear: a – erythrocytes; b – neutrophil; c – eosinophil; d – lymphocyte … Wikipedia
