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phe·re·sis

 (fə-rē′sĭs, fĕr′ə-)
n. Informal
Apheresis.
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pheresis

(fəˈriːsɪs)
n
(Medicine) an informal name for apheresis
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Noun1.pheresis - a procedure in which blood is drawn and separated into its components by dialysispheresis - a procedure in which blood is drawn and separated into its components by dialysis; some are retained and the rest are returned to the donor by transfusion
apheresis
dialysis - separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes
plasmapheresis - plasma is separated from whole blood and the rest is returned to the donor
plateletpheresis - platelets are separated from whole blood and the rest is returned to the donor
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Treatment and Mortality Outcome P value Death Survive Total Treatment Count 5 14 19 Given % Within Plasma- Treatment 26.3% 73.7% 100.0% pheresis Given % Within 100.0% 31.1% 38.0% Outcome IVIg Count 0 31 31 % Within Treatment 0% 100.0% 100.0% 0.003 Given % Within 0% 68.9% 62.0% Outcome Count 5 45 50 Total % Within Treatment 10.0% 90.0% 100.0% Given % Within 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Outcome Table 4.
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