Definition of Plateletpheresis

1. Noun. Platelets are separated from whole blood and the rest is returned to the donor.

Generic synonyms: Apheresis, Pheresis

Definition of Plateletpheresis

1. Noun. The removal of platelets from a person through apheresis. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Plateletpheresis

1. The preparation of platelet concentrates with the return of red cells and platelet-poor plasma to the donor. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Plateletpheresis

platelet cofactor II
platelet count
platelet endothelial cell activated protease
platelet factor 3
platelet factor 4
platelet function test
platelet glycoprotein gpiib-iiia complex
platelet membrane glycoproteins
platelet storage pool deficiency
platelet thrombosis
platelet tissue factor
platelet transfusion
plateletphereses
plateletpheresis (current term)
platelets
platelike
platelike atelectasis
platels
platemaker
platemakers
platemaking
platemakings
plateman
platemen
platen
platencin
platens
platensimycin

Literary usage of Plateletpheresis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Code of Federal Regulations by U.s. Gpo (2005)
"The use of the plateletpheresis procedure to obtain a product for a specific recipient may be at variance with §§640.21(c) and 640.22(c): Provided, ..."

2. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"161.82 plateletpheresis residues, enrichment of committed stem cells from peripheral blood (human), 161, 378 Platelets accelerated removal during perfusion ..."

3. Drug Abuse and Drug Abuse Research (1991): The Third Triennial Report to edited by MaryLouise Embrey, Christine R. Hartel (1999)
"One of the major differences between these studies and those previously carried out is that this group isolated mononuclear leukocytes from plateletpheresis ..."

4. Code of Federal Regulations by U.s. Gpo (2005)
"The use of the plateletpheresis procedure to obtain a product for a specific recipient may be at variance with §§640.21(c) and 640.22(c): Provided, ..."

5. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"161.82 plateletpheresis residues, enrichment of committed stem cells from peripheral blood (human), 161, 378 Platelets accelerated removal during perfusion ..."

6. Drug Abuse and Drug Abuse Research (1991): The Third Triennial Report to edited by MaryLouise Embrey, Christine R. Hartel (1999)
"One of the major differences between these studies and those previously carried out is that this group isolated mononuclear leukocytes from plateletpheresis ..."

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