Glossary Term:

Title

apheresis

Phonetic

<b>a</b>-fur-<b>REE</b>-sis

Description

A procedure that takes blood out of the body, part of the blood is removed, and the rest of the blood is infused back into the body. Called plasmapheresis if plasma is removed, leukapheresis if white blood cells are removed, or platelet pheresis when platelets are removed. Might also be called pheresis (fur-ree-sis).